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 375-5-2 - DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS › Rule 375-5-2-.17 - Program of Instruction

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A driver training school licensed by the
				Department must have available, if requested by students, both theoretical and
				practical instruction regarding the operation of a motor vehicle.
(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 that
				meets the standards set by the Department.
(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 means the actual time the student is behind the
				steering wheel driving or being instructed.
(4) 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) All motorcycle
				training shall be conducted in accordance with the Motorcycle Safety Program
				established by the Georgia General Assembly provided for in O.C.G.A. §
									40-15-1,
et
				seq.
(6) Any licensed
				driver training school may offer and teach a driver education program, commonly
				referred to as a 30 and 6, which means thirty (30) hours of classroom
				instruction and six (6) hours of behind the wheel training. A student enrolled
				in this program must receive a minimum of thirty (30) hours of classroom
				instruction and a minimum of six (6) hours of actual behind the wheel training.
				Simulator training shall not be used to substitute for any portion of the six
				(6) hours of actual behind the wheel training.
(7) The student must pass a written test with
				a minimum grade of seventy (70) 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 not
				attended by the student.
(8) Upon
				satisfactory completion of thirty (30) hours of classroom instruction and six
				(6) hours of behind the wheel training, the driver training school shall issue
				a certificate of completion. The certificate must include the name and address
				of the school, 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, and fee paid and certificate number will be kept by the
				driver training school.
(9) All
				road training must include: city, streets and interstate driving.
(10) Multiple vehicle driving range
				experience may be used to substitute for up to four (4) hours of the six (6)
				hour requirement for actual behind the wheel training upon written approval for
				such substitution from the Department and subject to the following
				requirements:
(a) Multiple vehicle driving
				ranges shall have minimum paved course dimensions of 200' x 250'.
(b) Each multiple vehicle driving range shall
				be equipped with an observation tower. Said tower may be permanently affixed or
				mobile. It shall be of a height that allows at least one (1) instructor to be
				positioned so that he or she is able to observe every vehicle on the multiple
				vehicle driving range.
(c) At least
				one (1) licensed driver training instructor shall be present in the observation
				tower at all times during which students are present on a multiple vehicle
				driving range.
(d) During driver
				training instruction, multiple vehicle driving range parameters must be affixed
				with permanent or portable barriers, defined to restrict vehicle and pedestrian
				access.
(e) Multiple vehicle
				driving ranges shall be marked with proper lane markings and signage. Lane
				markings must be permanent and include, but are not limited to: one-way
				traffic, two-way traffic, railroad crossing(s), pedestrian crosswalk(s), stop
				lines, parallel parking, straight parking, angled parking, turn about, four (4)
				way stop, and straight line backing. Signage may be permanently affixed or
				portable.
(f) Sufficient stanchions
				or rubber cones of sufficient height shall be used to allow the instructor to
				prepare the student for the various maneuvers required of an applicant in the
				driving portion of the state licensing examination.
(g) Each vehicle operated on a multiple
				vehicle driving range shall be equipped with in-vehicle communication devices
				to permit the driver training instructor to communicate with each student while
				driving on a multiple vehicle driving range, and the instructor positioned in
				the observation tower shall instruct the students on driving maneuvers via said
				devices.
(h) Credit for multiple
				vehicle driving range experience shall be given on an hour-for-hour
				basis.