Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 375 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF DRIVER SERVICES › Chapter 375-5 - DRIVER TRAINING AND DRIVER IMPROVEMENT › Subject 375-5-3 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS › Rule 375-5-3-.17 - Commercial Driver Training School Program of Instruction

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A commercial driver training school
				certified by the Department must provide the student both theoretical and
				practical instruction regarding the operation of a commercial motor vehicle in
				accordance with 49 C.F.R. Parts 383 and 384.
(2) The theoretical instruction shall be
				classroom instruction in specific areas of traffic safety to include subject
				matter relating to the rules and regulations of the road, safe driving
				practices, proper attitudes, pedestrian safety, and driver responsibility.
(3) Practical instruction shall be
				behind-the-wheel experience and shall include demonstration and actual
				performance of stopping, starting, shifting (if straight shift), turning,
				backing, parallel parking and steering in a vehicle which meets the
				requirements of the Department. Behind-the-wheel is defined as the actual time
				the student is behind the steering wheel driving or being instructed.
(4) Test or exam questions
				prepared by the school for instructional purposes shall not be worded or
				constructed in the same manner as the questions used by the Department on its
				official driver examination.
(5)
				The student must pass a written exam with a minimum grade of eighty (80) to
				successfully complete the course and receive a certificate of completion. In
				the event of excused absence, sickness, etc., the student shall be required to
				attend makeup classes for each hour exceeding ten (10) percent of the road or
				range time specifically outlined in the approved school curriculum. The
				certificate must include the name and address of the school, DDS Certification
				number, the student's name, the number of hours of instruction, the
				instructor's signature or the signature of a duly authorized employee of the
				school, and the date of completion. The certificates shall be numbered, and a
				roster of each class listing each student's name, date of completion,
				instructor's name, fee paid, and certificate number must be kept by the
				commercial driver training school for a minimum of three (3) years.
(6) All non-passenger road training must
				include city, rural, and interstate driving.
(7) Every school providing instruction for
				non-passenger vehicles and passenger vehicles meeting the definition of a bus
				shall maintain, for practical truck and/or bus driver training, a range 250 ft.
				X 250 ft. or a minimum of 62,500 square feet. Approval for additional vehicles
				requires inspection by the Department to determine that adequate space is
				available. Each range will be equipped with sufficient cones and/or barrels for
				non-passenger vehicles to perform the following mandatory maneuvers:
(a) Straight Line Backing
(b) Off-set Backing
(i) Off-set left
(ii) Off-set right
(c) Parallel Parking
(i) Sight Side
(ii) Blind Side
(d) Alley Dock
(i) 45 degree
(ii) 90 degree