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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-33 - Classroom instruction and full course offering for students

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No commercial driving school shall offer
				any classroom instruction intended to meet the driver education requirements
				for persons under the age of eighteen (18) years, as provided in section 14-36
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, unless such school has been licensed by
				the commissioner to give such instruction.
(b) Each commercial driving school offering a
				full course of driver education shall provide such course of instruction as
				defined in subsection (11) of section
				14-78-20
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The commercial driving school
				may offer classroom instruction only, which shall consist of a minimum of
				thirty (30) hours of such instruction, but such course is not a full course of
				instruction. At any time, the commissioner may require the review and approval
				of any curriculum used by the licensee. An approved curriculum shall include
				the following:
(1) The development of driver
				skills which shall be presented in a simple-to-complex structure of concepts
				and behavioral patterns;
(2) A
				variety of instructional methods which shall demonstrate student centered
				activities for participative education and include low-risk driving values,
				knowledge for development of safe driving habits, and mental readiness for
				correct in-vehicle performance;
(3)
				Presentation of content in the classroom which parallels the presentation of
				in-vehicle content. The driving related skills and concepts presented in the
				classroom shall be conducted in a motor vehicle as soon after the classroom
				activities as possible. All concepts, and where possible, skills to be
				practiced in the motor vehicle, shall first be presented in the classroom;
				and
(4) Appropriate content for the
				classroom and in-vehicle sessions which shall include the following topics: the
				highway transportation system; analysis of crashes; roadway designs and
				markings; Connecticut motor vehicle laws and regulations; basic control tasks;
				parking maneuvers; the structure of driving tasks; restraint systems; risk
				management; perceptual skills development; space management; natural laws and
				vehicle control; winter driving techniques; handling vehicle emergencies; night
				driving techniques; effects of alcohol and drugs on driving, emotions and
				operator fitness; interacting with other vehicle types; the purpose and
				procedures of procurement organizations, as defined in section 19a-289a of the
				Connecticut General Statutes ; and managing high risk locations, including
				intersections and curves.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-33a - Safe driving practices course for students eighteen years of age or older

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each commercial driving school offering
				classroom instruction in accordance with subsection (a) of section
				14-78-33
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies may provide, with prior
				written approval of the commissioner or his representative, a safe driving
				practices course pursuant to section 14-3 7b of the Connecticut General
				Statutes to any student eighteen (18) years of age or older who is eligible for
				an adult instruction permit in accordance with subsection (b) of section 14-36
				of the Connecticut General Statutes. Such safe driving practices course shall
				consist of not less than eight hours of instruction and shall comply with the
				following requirements:
(1) Four (4) hours
				concerning the nature and effects of alcohol and drugs, as provided in
				subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 14-36 of the
				Connecticut General Statutes; and
(2) Four (4) hours of subjects directed to
				safe driving practices, which shall include the following topics: the slow down
				for work zones under section 14-212a of the Connecticut General Statutes; the
				endangerment of a highway worker under section 14-212d of the Connecticut
				General Statutes; the move over law under section 14-283b of the Connecticut
				General Statutes; not less than fifteen minutes concerning the disregard of a
				signal from a law enforcement officer under subsection (b) of section 14-223 of
				the Connecticut General Statutes, and the penalties for violating this section;
				and other topics relevant to drivers eighteen (18) years of age and older. The
				content of such safe driving practices course shall not include material
				regarding the dangers of teenage driving, the cognitive development of
				adolescents, and the responsibilities and liabilities of parents or teenage
				drivers.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-34 - Behind-the-wheel instruction

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
				Behind-the-wheel instruction shall not be given to a student who has not
				reached the age of sixteen (16) years.
(b) A student shall not be provided
				behind-the wheel instruction unless the student has obtained his or her
				Connecticut instruction permit.
(c)
				Behind-the-wheel instruction shall be given only by a licensed commercial
				driving instructor.
(d) Prior to
				any behind-the-wheel instruction for any student , a commercial driving
				instructor shall confirm that the student is in immediate possession of his or
				her instruction permit.
(e) No
				student shall receive more than two (2) hours of behind-the-wheel instruction
				per day.
(f) The vehicle used for
				behind-the-wheel instruction shall be occupied by the instructor and no more
				than one (1) student, unless the school has obtained written authorization,
				from the student, to conduct behind-the-wheel instruction with no more than two
				(2) additional students present in the vehicle. If said student is less than
				eighteen (18) years of age, such authorization shall be from a parent or legal
				guardian of the student. In no event shall behind-the-wheel instruction be
				performed with more than three (3) students in the vehicle.
(g) The brakes, lights and other safety
				features of each motor vehicle used for behind-the-wheel instruction shall be
				inspected by the instructor, and any defects shall be corrected prior to any
				such instruction.
(h) A licensed
				instructor shall maintain a professional demeanor while providing all driver
				education.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-35 - Drivers' education certificates for those sixteen and seventeen years of age

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each person
				sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age upon completion of the driver
				education program, and being determined by the commercial driving school to be
				a safe and capable driver and qualified to hold an operator's license, shall be
				issued a drivers' education certificate by the commercial driving school
				indicating whichever of the following is or are applicable:
(1) The successful completion of a full
				course of driver education as provided for in section
				14-78-33
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(2) The successful completion of a course
				consisting of a minimum of thirty (30) hours of classroom instruction only as
				provided in subsection (b) of section
				14-78-33
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, which includes successful
				completion of eight (8) hours of safe driving practices, of which two (2) hours
				were attended by a parent or legal guardian;
(3) The successful completion of eight (8)
				hours of safe driving practices classroom instruction only, as provided in
				subsections (c) of section
				14-78-33
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; or
(4) The successful completion of the number
				of hours of behind-the-wheel instruction required by law.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-36 - Driver's education certificates for those eighteen years of age or older

Current through July 10, 2024
A commercial driving school shall issue to a student eighteen
				  (18) years of age or older a driver's education certificate indicating
				  whichever of the following is or are applicable:
(1) Successful completion of eight (8) hours
				of safe driving practices as provided in subsection (a) of section
				14-78-33a
				of the Regulation of Connecticut State Agencies; or
(2) Successful completion of two or more
				hours of behind-the-wheel instruction provided the driving school determined
				that such student is proficient in the operation of a motor vehicle and is a
				safe and capable driver.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-37 - Duration of instruction

Current through July 10, 2024
Each clock hour of instruction in either classroom or
				  behind-the-wheel instruction shall consist of sixty (60) minutes of
				  instruction. Behind-the-wheel instruction shall not exceed two (2) clock hours
				  per day. Classroom instruction shall not exceed the standards set forth in
				  section
				  14-78-33
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-38 - Driving test

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No commercial
				driving school shall rent or lease a motor vehicle for taking a driving test at
				any department approved testing site, unless the vehicle is a dual control
				motor vehicle and such person has had at least two (2) hours of
				behind-the-wheel instruction or evaluation, and has been determined by the
				driving school to be proficient in the operation of a motor vehicle, and a safe
				and capable driver.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-39 - Dual controls

Current through July 10, 2024
All motor vehicles used by a commercial driving school to
				  instruct students in the operation of a motor vehicle shall be equipped with
				  dual controls on the foot brake and on the clutch if so equipped, and located
				  to enable an instructor seated in the front passenger's seat to control the
				  vehicle in the event of an emergency. Vehicles to which dual controls are added
				  or in which existing dual controls are modified shall be inspected by the
				  department of motor vehicles before such vehicle may be used for
				  behind-the-wheel instruction.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-40 - Inspection. Vehicle requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The department
				shall use its inspection lanes to inspect each motor vehicle designated for
				behind-the- wheel instruction to verify its fitness for use and that the
				required safety equipment is installed prior to any behind-the-wheel
				instruction or driver testing. Thereafter, the department shall inspect all
				motor vehicles on an annual basis using the department's inspection lanes. Upon
				passing inspection, the commissioner may affix an inspection decal to the
				windshield of each vehicle showing the inspection series. No motor vehicle
				shall be used for driver education or driver testing unless the motor vehicle
				has passed the required inspection by the department.
(b) Vehicles used in driver education
				programs shall be maintained in safe operating condition in accordance with
				law. Maintenance records for each vehicle shall be kept by the commercial
				driving school, and made available to the commissioner or other law enforcement
				officer during reasonable business hours. The commissioner, or other law
				enforcement officer may inspect any vehicle used in a driver education program
				at any reasonable time.
(c) Every
				vehicle used in a driver education program for the purpose of instructing a
				student in the operation of a motor vehicle shall be marked as required by
				section
				14-292
				of the Connecticut General Statutes. On vehicles where mounting of a sign on
				the front and rear of the vehicle itself is impractical, a secure roof-mounted
				sign clearly readable from a distance of at least two hundred (200) feet to the
				front and rear of the vehicle may be used.
(d) Each driver education vehicle shall be
				equipped with seat safety belts for each person in the vehicle, which belts
				shall be used by all occupants during driver instruction. Every vehicle when
				being used to provide behind-the-wheel instruction shall have its headlights or
				running lights turned on.
(e) Every
				vehicle used in a driver education program shall be equipped with at least
				three (3) mirrors which give the operator thereof a clear reflected view of the
				highway directly to the rear, on a line parallel to the left side of the
				vehicle body, and on a line parallel to the right side of the vehicle body. In
				addition to the driver's rear view mirror, each vehicle shall also be equipped
				with a second rear view mirror mounted to permit a clear view of the rear zone
				to an instructor seated in the front eight hand passenger seat. Such second
				rear view mirror may be mounted in a temporary manner.
(f) A commercial driving school shall notify
				the commissioner immediately and in writing when a vehicle is out of service
				and no longer used for behind-the wheel instruction or driver
				testing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-41 - Vehicles failing inspection

Current through July 10, 2024
If a motor vehicle does not pass an inspection by the
				  department, the commercial driving school shall repair such defects or
				  discrepancies, or both, and such motor vehicle shall be re-inspected using the
				  department's inspection lanes prior to any behind-the-wheel training or driver
				  testing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-42 - Safety equipment to remain intact

Current through July 10, 2024
No motor vehicle shall be used for behind-the-wheel
				  instruction or driver testing if the seat belts, shoulder straps, warning
				  equipment, air bags or other safety equipment with which the vehicle was
				  originally required to be equipped has been dismantled, disconnected, removed
				  or rendered inoperative.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-42a - Laboratory or simulator experience

Current through July 10, 2024
A student sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age may be
				  provided with driving practice in a laboratory setting using a driving
				  simulator, but no more than eight (8) hours of such driving practice shall be
				  counted towards meeting the total hours of behind-the-wheel instruction
				  required by subsection (d) of section
				  14-36
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes. Such laboratory or simulator experience
				  shall not count towards meeting the minimum eight (8) hours of behind-the-wheel
				  instruction included in a full course of instruction, as described in
				  subsection (b) of section
				  14-78-33
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-43 - Students to meet minimum vision requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No driving
				school shall give any behind-the-wheel instruction to any person eighteen years
				of age or older until such person has passed a screening to determine that such
				person has vision meeting or exceeding the minimum vision standards, as
				established by the commissioner for the issuance of a motor vehicle operator's
				license. The driving school shall administer such vision test using a device
				approved by the commissioner that meets the standards contained in sections
				14-45a-1 to
				14-45a-4,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The following
				persons may administer this vision screening:
(1) An optometrist;
(2) An ophthalmologist, physician,
				physician's assistant or nurse practitioner;
(3) A school nurse;
(4) A motor vehicle inspector, agent or
				authorized employee at a department of motor vehicles office; or
(5) A licensed commercial driving school
				instructor or qualified secondary school teacher.
A record of the results of the vision screening indicating
				  whether the person passed or failed the screening shall be maintained by the
				  commercial driving school. All records relating to vision screening and health
				  matters of students shall be maintained in confidence except as required by
				  law.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-44 - Driver examinations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A student who
				wishes to take his or her driving test using a motor vehicle owned or leased by
				a licensed commercial driving school shall schedule such driving test in the
				manner prescribed by the commissioner.
(b) Each commercial driving school shall
				properly prepare its students for the driving test administered by the
				department by appropriately teaching all elements of safe driving. Failure of a
				driving school to properly prepare its students, as determined at the
				commissioner's discretion, may be grounds for suspension of its license in
				accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the Connecticut General
				Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-45 - Proficiency testing

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each commercial
				driving instructor licensed by the commissioner in accordance with section
				14-73
				of the Connecticut General Statutes and the regulations promulgated thereunder,
				shall be subject to periodic driving proficiency tests administered by the
				commissioner. Such driving proficiency tests shall be administered on a
				schedule determined by the commissioner, and no more than two (2) years shall
				pass between such driving proficiency tests. A licensed commercial driving
				instructor who fails any proficiency test shall not provide instruction to any
				student. A retest shall be conducted by the commissioner not earlier than five
				(5) business days from the date of such failure and until such licensed driving
				instructor has received additional instruction administered by a master
				instructor, and provided the commissioner with proof of such additional
				instruction. Any proficiency test may include knowledge of statutory and
				regulatory changes which affect motor vehicle operation.
(b) A commercial driving instructor may be
				issued a limited license to provide classroom instruction only. Each applicant
				for such a license shall have a high school diploma and shall have not less
				than five (5) years experience as a teacher or qualified member of a public
				safety organization. Each applicant shall provide at least two letters of
				reference. The holder of each such license shall undergo instructor training at
				least once every two years. Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, any
				commercial driving instructor licensed by the commissioner to provide classroom
				instruction only shall not be required by the commissioner to undergo driving
				proficiency testing unless the scope of such instructor's duties will be
				expanded to include behind-the-wheel instruction. After October 1, 2010, the
				commissioner shall not issue a license to act as an instructor in a classroom
				only. A classroom instructor licensed prior to October 1, 2010, may renew his
				or her classroom license according to the requirements of section
				14-78-51
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-46 - Insurance

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Every vehicle used in a driver education
				program shall be registered as required by law, and shall have a minimum
				liability insurance and uninsured motorist coverage for each vehicle of three
				hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) per occurrence for bodily injury and
				property damage.
(b) If the
				commissioner receives notice of cancellation of the required insurance, the
				vehicle or vehicles for which the insurance has been canceled shall not be used
				in behind-the-wheel instruction, or examination of students, unless proof of a
				renewed or reinstated insurance policy is received by the
				commissioner.
(c) Any lapse or
				cancellation of any insurance policy may result in the suspension, revocation,
				or refusal to renew the driving school license or the imposition of a civil
				penalty pursuant to sections
				14-72
				and
				14-79 of the
				Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-47 - Change in rates

Current through July 10, 2024
A driving school shall file with the commissioner an amended
				  rate schedule at least five (5) business days prior to the effective date of
				  any such rate change. Such rate schedule shall be on a form approved by the
				  commissioner and sent by certified mail.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-47a - Posting of rates

Current through July 10, 2024
A commercial driving school shall post its rates for
				  instruction pursuant to section
				  14-78
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes. For each place of business, commercial
				  driving schools shall display such sign in a conspicuous area where customers
				  pay for services. This sign shall:
(1)
				Not be less than 17 inches by 24 inches;
(2) Clearly state the rate for each type of
				driver education offered by the commercial driving school;
(3) The typeface shall be in a font style and
				size that is simple, clear, and readable, such as times new roman, size 48;
				and
(4) Provide the telephone
				number and address of the department for any complaints.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-49 - Master driving instructor requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
No person shall be a master instructor unless such person
				  complies with the requirements of section
				  14-73
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes, makes application to the commissioner,
				  pays the required fee, and is licensed by the commissioner. Subsequent to the
				  adoption of this section, no person shall be approved as a master instructor
				  unless such person:
(1) Has been a
				licensed commercial driving instructor or secondary school instructor for at
				least five years, and has continuously maintained such license in good standing
				with the department;
(2) Provides a
				recommendation from a commercial driving school that the applicant is a
				proficient driver, has good oral and written communications skills, and shall
				be utilized as an instructor at such school; and
(3) Shall take and pass a master examination
				that demonstrates proficiency in instructing driving instructors, as determined
				by the commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-50 - Denial of an instructor's application

Current through July 10, 2024
The commissioner may deny an application for an instructor's
				  license or master instructor's license or its renewal, as provided in sections
				  14-74
				  and
				  14-75
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes. A denial shall be in writing and mailed to
				  the applicant, and shall include the reason or reasons for such
				  denial.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-51 - Instructor license renewal

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A licensee may
				renew his or her instructor license or master instructor license by filing a
				renewal application in accordance with sections
				14-78-48
				or
				14-78-49
				or both, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and paying the
				renewal fee pursuant to section
				14-73
				of the Connecticut General Statutes. A renewal applicant shall biannually
				submit a medical certification in accordance with
				49 CFR
				391.41. All renewal applicants shall be
				subject to a state records check and a check of the state child abuse and
				neglect registry pursuant to section
				14-73
				of the Connecticut General Statutes. If there is a criminal record or listing
				on the state child abuse and neglect registry, the commissioner shall make a
				determination whether to issue a license using the standards set out in section
				14-73
				of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) An applicant who files a late renewal
				application shall pay a late fee in accordance with the provisions of section
				14-73
				of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 78 - Commercial Driving Schools › Standards and Procedures for Commercial Driving Schools › Section 14-78-52 - Revocation or suspension of instructor's license or imposition of civil penalty

Current through July 10, 2024
A person whose instructor's license or master instructor's
				  license has been revoked or suspended, or whose application for renewal has
				  been denied, may request a hearing. Such hearing shall be scheduled promptly,
				  and shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the
				  Connecticut General Statutes and sections
				  14-137-36 to
				  14-137-39,
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80 - Brakes › Section 14-80-1a - Stopping distance

Current through July 10, 2024
"Stopping distance" as used in section
				14-80-2a means the
				distance traveled by a vehicle or combination of vehicles from the point of
				application of force to the brake control to the point at which the vehicle
				reaches a full stop.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80 - Brakes › Section 14-80-2a - Service brakes

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each motor
			 vehicle or combination of motor vehicles shall be equipped with service brakes
			 maintained in good and proper operating condition adequate to stop such vehicle
			 or vehicles within the following specified stopping distances at the speeds
			 indicated from the point where such brakes are first applied when such vehicle
			 or vehicles are operated on a dry asphalt or concrete pavement surface free
			 from loose material where the surface grade does not exceed one (1) percent.
1. Passenger motor vehicles.
Speed
Required Stopping Distance
Miles per Hour
(Ft.)
20
24
30
54
40
91
55
172
2.
			 Each motor vehicle equipped with a hydraulic service brake system having a
			 G.V.W.R. of 10,000 lbs. or less including school buses but not including
			 passenger motor vehicles.
Speed
Required Stopping Distance
Miles per Hour
(Ft.)
20
29
30
65
40
144
55
272
3.
			 Each motor vehicle equipped with a hydraulic service brake system having a
			 G.V.W.R. greater than 10,000 lbs. including school buses but not including
			 passenger motor vehicles.
Speed
Required Stopping Distance
Miles per Hour
(Ft.)
20
36
30
81
40
173
55
326
4.
			 Trucks, buses and trailers equipped with air brake systems.
Speed
Required Stopping Distance
Miles per Hour
(Ft.)
20
35
30
75
40
131
55
246
5.
			 Motorcycles.
Speed
Required Stopping Distance
Miles per Hour
(Ft.)
15
11
20
19
30
43
40
75
55
155
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80 - Brakes › Section 14-80-3a - Parking brake

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each passenger
			 motor vehicle or motor vehicle with a G.V.W.R. of 10,000 lbs. or less having a
			 hydraulic or any other type service brake system shall be equipped with a
			 parking brake system which upon actuation by the operator shall be effective in
			 applying braking action either directly or indirectly on at least two wheels.
			 If the service brake system and the parking brake system are functionally
			 connected in any way, they shall be so constructed that failure of any one part
			 of the operating mechanism shall not leave the motor vehicle without parking
			 ability on at least two wheels. The parking brake system shall be of the
			 friction type with a solely mechanical means to retain engagement and shall be
			 capable of holding the vehicle, when loaded to its G.V.W.R., to the limit of
			 traction of the braked wheels in both forward and reverse directions on clean,
			 dry, smooth Portland Cement Concrete pavement (or other surface with equivalent
			 coefficient of surface friction) on grades and under conditions specified as
			 follows:
1. 20% (11.3°) grade for any
			 motor vehicle manufactured prior to January 1, 1976.
2. Any motor vehicle manufactured on or after
			 January 1, 1976 shall meet the requirements of either part "a" or parts "b" and
			 "c" below as applicable:
a. 30% (16.7°)
			 grade for any motor vehicle not equipped with a transmission control parking
			 mechanism feature and any motor vehicle so equipped having the transmission
			 parking mechanism disengaged.
b.
			 30% (16.7°) grade for any motor vehicle equipped with a transmission
			 control parking mechanism which is engaged simultaneously with the vehicle's
			 parking brake.
c. 20% (11.3°)
			 grade for any motor vehicle equipped with a transmission control parking
			 mechanism which is not engaged and the vehicle's parking brake is
			 applied.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80 - Brakes › Siren Permits › Section 14-80-6 - Siren permits

Current through July 10, 2024
Permits for the use of sirens on motor vehicles belonging to
				  members of volunteer fire companies or associations shall be limited the
				  volunteer fire chiefs and their first and second deputies or their first and
				  second assistants should there be no deputies. Before any permit is issued to a
				  deputy or assistant, as the case may be, the chief shall provide certification
				  as to the status of the applicant.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80a - Maximum Permissible Noise Levels for Vehicles › Section 14-80-1a - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) "Motor Vehicle" means any vehicle as
			 defined in subdivision (26) of section
			 14-1,
			 Connecticut General Statutes.
(b)
			 "dB(A)" means the standard abbreviation for "A" weighted sound level in
			 decibels.
(c) "Sound Level" means
			 the "A" weighted sound level obtained by use of fast meter response and "A"
			 weighting characteristics specified in American National Standard S1.4-1971
			 "Specification for Sound level Meters".
(d) "Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (G.V.W.R.)"
			 means the value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum fully loaded
			 overall weight allowed for a single vehicle;
(e) "Gross Combination Weight Rating
			 (G.C.W.R.)" means the sum total of the G.V.W.R. of each vehicle or unit
			 comprising a combination vehicle.
(f) "Hard Test Site" means any test site
			 having the ground surface covered with concrete, asphalt, packed dirt, gravel
			 or similar acoustically reflective material for more than one-half the distance
			 between the microphone target point and the microphone location.
(g) "Soft Test Site" means any test site
			 having the ground surface covered with grass, other ground cover or similar
			 acoustically absorptive material for one-half or more of the distance between
			 the microphone target point and the microphone location.
(h) "Ground Cover" means any of various low,
			 dense-growing plants such as ivy, myrtle, low weeds, or brush.
(i) "Traffic Railing" means any longitudinal
			 highway traffic barrier system installed along the side or median of a highway.
			 For the purpose of this regulation, a traffic railing must have at least
			 thirty-five percent of its vertical height from the ground surface to the top
			 of the railing, open to free space in order to qualify as an acceptable object
			 within a noise measurement test site. Posts or other discrete supports shall be
			 ignored when ascertaining open free space.
(j) "Relatively Flat" means a sound measuring
			 site which does not contain significant concave curvatures or slope reversals
			 that may result in the focusing of sound waves toward the microphone
			 location.
(k) "Motorcycle" means
			 any vehicle as defined in subdivision (25) of section
			 14-1,
			 Connecticut General Statutes.
(l)
			 "Snowmobile" means a vehicle coming within the definition of the term
			 "snowmobile" as defined in section
			 14-379,
			 Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80a - Maximum Permissible Noise Levels for Vehicles › Section 14-80a-2a - Provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
Except as provided in section 14-80a-3 a of this regulation,
				the requirements in sections 14-80a-1 a through 14-80a-10a apply to motor
				vehicles and snowmobiles at any time or under any condition of surface grade,
				vehicle load, acceleration or deceleration.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80a - Maximum Permissible Noise Levels for Vehicles › Section 14-80a-3a - Exceptions

Current through July 10, 2024
Sections 14-80a-1 a through 14-80a-10a do not apply to:
(a) The sound generated by a warning device,
			 such as a horn or siren installed in a motor vehicle, unless such a device is
			 intentionally sounded in order to preclude an otherwise valid noise emission
			 measurement.
(b) An emergency motor
			 vehicle, such as a fire engine, an ambulance, a police van, or a rescue van,
			 when it is responding to an emergency call.
(c) A snow plow in operation.
(d) The sound generated by auxiliary
			 equipment which is normally operated only when the motor vehicle on which it is
			 installed is stopped or is operating at a speed of 5 MPH (8 km/h) or less,
			 unless such device is intentionally operated at speeds greater than 5 MPH (8
			 km/h) in order to preclude an otherwise valid noise measurement. Examples of
			 that type of auxiliary equipment include, but are not limited to, cranes,
			 asphalt spreaders, ditch diggers, liquid or slurry pumps, auxiliary air
			 compressors, welders and trash compactors.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80a - Maximum Permissible Noise Levels for Vehicles › Section 14-80a-4a - Allowable noise levels

Current through July 10, 2024
Motor vehicle and snowmobile noise emissions when measured with
				the sound level measuring microphone located 50 feet (15.2 m) from the target
				point in accordance with the requirements of section 14-80a-7 a shall not
				exceed the following specified values:
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The speed range designated for the maximum permissible sound
				levels in the charts above are determined by prevailing speed limits and speed
				limit advisory signs. The speed limits do not necessarily have to be posted.
(2) Certification of new snowmobiles.
			 For the purposes of measuring sound emissions of new snowmobiles sold or
			 offered for sale in Connecticut, independent certification by the Snowmobile
			 Safety and Certification Committee, Inc., or an alternative testing laboratory
			 approved by the Commissioner that a snowmobile model has been tested and does
			 comply with a requirement of not more than 78 dB(A) under SAE J192(a) and 73
			 dB(A) under SAE J1161 shall be accepted as conclusive evidence of compliance
			 with the maximum permissible sound levels for snowmobiles as established in
			 Subsection (e) of this section.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80a - Maximum Permissible Noise Levels for Vehicles › Section 14-80a-5a - Sound level measurement tolerances

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Measurement
			 tolerances shall be allowed to take into account the effects of the following
			 factors:
(1) The standard practice of
			 reporting field sound level measurements to the nearest whole
			 decibel.
(2) Variations resulting
			 from commercial instrument tolerances.
(3) Variations resulting from the topography
			 of the noise measurement site.
(4)
			 Variations resulting from atmospheric conditions such as wind, ambient
			 temperature, and atmospheric pressure.
(5) Variations resulting from reflected sound
			 from small objects allowed within the test site.
(6) The interpretation of the effects of the
			 above cited factors by enforcement personnel.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80a - Maximum Permissible Noise Levels for Vehicles › Section 14-80a-6a - Instrumentation

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Sound level meter: The sound level meter
			 shall meet or exceed the requirement of American National Standard
			 Specification for sound level meters (ANSI S1.4-1971), approved April 27, 1971
			 and issued by the American National Standards Institute, for Types 1, II or S
			 sound level meters.
(b) Sound level
			 calibrator: A sound level calibration instrument of the coupler type shall be
			 used to calibrate the sound level meter in decibel units and such instrument
			 shall produce a calibration sound pressure level having a tolerance no greater
			 than ±.3dB with a reference sound pressure level of 20 micronewtons per
			 square meter.
(c) Anemometer: An
			 anemometer for use in measuring the wind speed at the test site shall be
			 capable of indicating wind speed up to 20 MPH (32.2 km/h) and shall be accurate
			 to within ten percent of the indicated reading.
(d) Remote instrument location system: The
			 sound level meter may be remotely located from the microphone by a cable system
			 connected and used in compliance with the sound level meter manufacturer's
			 recommendations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80a - Maximum Permissible Noise Levels for Vehicles › Section 14-80a-7a - Measurements of noise emissions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Ambient
			 conditions:
(1) Prevailing background
			 sound level: The ambient A weighted sound level at the microphone location as
			 measured in the absence of motor vehicle noise emanating from within the test
			 site, with fast meter response shall be 10 dB(A) lower than the sound level
			 limits specified in section 14-80a-4 a which corresponds to the maximum
			 permissible sound level reading which is applicable at the test site at the
			 time of testing.
(2) Wind: The wind
			 velocity at the test site shall be measured at the beginning of each series of
			 noise measurements and at intervals of approximately 15 minutes thereafter
			 until it has been established that the wind velocity is essentially determined
			 to be below 12 MPH (19.3 km/h). Once this fact has been established, wind
			 velocity measurements may be made once each hour. Noise measurements shall be
			 made only if the measured wind velocity is 12 MPH (19.3 km/h) or
			 less.
(3) Precipitation: Sound
			 level measurements shall not be made under any condition of precipitation;
			 however, measurements may be made with snow on the ground. The ground surface
			 within the triangular measurement area must be free of standing
			 water.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80a - Maximum Permissible Noise Levels for Vehicles › Section 14-80a-8a - Site characteristics

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Microphone target point:
(1)
			 Highway operations: Sound level measurements shall be made at a test site which
			 is adjacent to and includes a portion of a traffic lane or public highway. A
			 microphone target point shall be established on the center line of the traveled
			 lane.
(2) Stationary test: The
			 motor vehicle or snowmobile to be tested shall be parked on the test site and a
			 microphone target point shall be established within three feet (.91 m) of the
			 vehicle's exhaust system outlet(s) measured on the longitudinal centerline of
			 the motor vehicle or snowmobile.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80a - Maximum Permissible Noise Levels for Vehicles › Section 14-80a-9a - Microphone distance correction factors

Current through July 10, 2024
If the distance between the microphone location point and the
				microphone target point is other than 50 feet, (15.2 m), the maximum observed
				sound level reading generated by the vehicle being measured must be corrected
				in accordance with table one prior to determining compliance with the sound
				level values of section 14-80a-4 a.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80a - Maximum Permissible Noise Levels for Vehicles › Section 14-80a-10a - Validity of regulations

Current through July 10, 2024
If any section or subsection of these regulations is found
				invalid, the remainder will continue to be valid and enforceable.
TABLE 1-DISTANCE CORRECTION FACTORS
If the distance between the Microphone location point
							 and the Microphone target point is:
The value (dB(A) to be applied to the observed sound
							 level reading is-
35 feet (10.7 m) or more but less than 39 feet (11.9
							 m)-
-3
39 feet (11.9 m) or more but less than 43 feet (13.1
							 m)-
-2
43 feet (13.1 m) or more but less than 48 feet (14.6
							 m)-
-1
48 feet (14.6 m) or more but less than 58 feet (17.7
							 m)-
0
58 feet (17.7 m) or more but less than 70 feet (21.3
							 m)-
+1
70 feet (21.3 m) or more but less than 83 feet (25.3
							 m)-
+2
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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80h - Safety Standards for Truck Brakes › Section 14-80h-1 - Scope (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80h - Safety Standards for Truck Brakes › Section 14-80h-2 - Definitions (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80h - Safety Standards for Truck Brakes › Section 14-80h-3 - Out-of-service condition (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80h - Safety Standards for Truck Brakes › Section 14-80h-4 - Severe defect or combtion of defects (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80h - Safety Standards for Truck Brakes › Section 14-80h-5 - Out-of-service braking system defects (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80h - Safety Standards for Truck Brakes › Section 14-80h-6 - Out-of-service braking system defects in combination (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80h - Safety Standards for Truck Brakes › Section 14-80h-7 - Severe braking system defects (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 80h - Safety Standards for Truck Brakes › Section 14-80h-8 - Severe braking system defects in combination (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)