Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 123 - STATEWIDE MOTORCYCLE, MOPED, AND MOTOR SCOOTER EDUCATION COURSES AND LICENSING SKILL TEST WAIVER › Subchapter 4 - CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR RIDER EDUCATION STUDENT CURRICULUM › Section 19-123-252 - General provisions

Current through June, 2024
(a) Classroom
				  instruction shall not exceed twenty-four students. On-cycle classes shall not
				  exceed eight students if there is one instructor or twelve students if there
				  are two instructors.
(b) To obtain
				  certification by the department, all rider education course curricula shall
				  contain the following instructional elements:
(1) The curriculum prepares students for
				  achievements in social wellness, visual skills for awareness,
				  information-processing and decision-making, risk prevention management, vehicle
				  control, vehicle correction skills, and performance excellence;
(2) The development and habitualization of
				  positive behavioral patterns is emphasized;
(3) Basic riding skills are introduced and
				  practiced through classroom training to ensure operator success;
(4) Students also learn riding skills often
				  referred to as advanced, such as off-road recovery and skid control, detection
				  and correction;
(5) Students learn
				  how to evaluate riding situations and make low-risk decisions;
(6) Risk versus gain relationships associated
				  with riding are defined and explored;
(7) Risk perception, prevention, and
				  management are presented as a function of time and space control;
(8) Activities are utilized to promote
				  effective student involvement in risk management and problem solving;
(9) Students learn how behavioral,
				  sociological, and psychological factors influence riding;
(10) The physiological effects of alcohol and
				  other drugs, including nicotine and caffeine, on rider performance are
				  explored;
(11) The effects of
				  fatigue and other physical impairments on rider performance are
				  studied;
(12) Conflict resolution
				  skills are presented in relation to on-road situations;
(13) Activities are conducted to demonstrate
				  the problems associated with rider inattentiveness;
(14) Activities are conducted to help
				  students recognize the stages of anger and how to manage them;
(15) Various forms of technology and media
				  are used, to reinforce rider behavioral patterns;
(16) Students learn how to positively
				  influence their peers and how to avoid negative peer influence;
(17) Students learn the value of safety gear
				  and vehicle readiness;
(18)
				  Classroom activities demonstrate the importance of a student's responsibility
				  both as a citizen and a rider;
(19)
				  Students participate in activities to learn the limitations of their vehicles
				  or devices and of drivers; and
(20)
				  All rider education course curricula must contain, at a minimum, instruction on
				  riding responsibilities, basic vehicle or device control, making safe riding
				  decisions, controlling the vehicle or device, basic maneuvers, negotiating
				  intersections, sharing the roadway, riding in different environments and
				  situations, riding in urban and rural areas and high speed highways or
				  freeways, adverse conditions, emergencies, being a responsible rider, effects
				  of rider condition on risk taking, alcohol and other drugs, and street riding
				  strategies.