Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 260 - Office of Management and Enterprise Services › Chapter 135 - Service Oklahoma › Subchapter 5 - Driver Licenses and Identification Cards › Part 37 - DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTION › Section 260:135-5-233 - Prescribed course of study

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A prescribed
				  course of study of Driver Education shall be designed to develop knowledge of
				  those provisions of the Oklahoma Vehicle Code and other laws of this state
				  relating to the operation of motor vehicles, acceptance of personal
				  responsibility in traffic, appreciation of the causes, seriousness, and
				  consequences of traffic collisions, and to develop the knowledge, attitudes,
				  habits, and skills necessary for the safe operation of motor
				  vehicles.
(b) Public Schools must
				  be in compliance with Oklahoma State Board of Education rules and regulations.
				  Non-public/Commercial schools must meet the following requirements:
(1) Students must be at least fifteen (15)
				  years of age and regularly enrolled and certified by the instructor as taking a
				  prescribed driver education course, certified by Service Oklahoma.
(2) Private and Parochial students shall
				  receive a minimum of thirty (30) hours of classroom instruction and a minimum
				  of six (6) hours of actual driving in the Driver Education vehicle, while
				  accompanied by and under the supervision of a qualified Driver Education
				  instructor who is occupying the front seat of the vehicle.
(3) Each commercial driver education school
				  student, except for commercial motorcycle driver training school students,
				  shall receive a minimum of ten (10) hours of classroom instruction and a
				  minimum of six (6) hours of actually driving the Driver Education vehicle,
				  while accompanied by and under the supervision of a qualified Driver Education
				  instructor who is occupying the front seat of the vehicle.
(4) Instruction shall include, but not be
				  limited to, the following:
(A) Signs,
				  signals, highway markings and highway design.
(B) Rules of the road, state laws, and local
				  ordinances.
(C) Driving attitude
				  toward motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
(D) Basic driving maneuvers.
(E) Operation of motor vehicle on streets and
				  highways.
(F) Familiarity with the
				  Oklahoma Driver's Manual, distributed by Service Oklahoma. Copies of this
				  manual are available at Service Oklahoma locations or online at
				  service.ok.gov.
(G) Insurance laws
				  of the State.
(H) Financial
				  responsibility.
(I) Seat belt use
				  and laws.
(J) Effects of natural
				  laws on driving.
(K) Alcohol and
				  drug substance abuse and the effect on driving.
(L) Basic vehicle maintenance including fluid
				  levels, tire pressure and lighting systems.
(M) Skills:
(i) Starting.
(ii) Parallel parking.
(iii) Hill parking.
(iv) Starting on hill.
(v) Intersection movement and
				  observance.
(vi) Lane observance
				  and changing.
(vii) Left and right
				  turns.
(viii) Pedestrian and
				  vehicle right-of-way.
(ix) Proper
				  use of automatic and/or standard transmission.
(x) Use of brake and accelerator.
(xi) Traffic lights or
				  signals.
(N) The dangers
				  of handheld electronic devices while driving.
(5) All passengers, students and instructors
				  in the driver education vehicle shall comply with the Oklahoma Mandatory Seat
				  Belt Use Act, 47 O.S. §§ 12-416 through 12-420, whenever the vehicle
				  is in operation.
(6) Maintain and
				  file with Service Oklahoma a student roster list (paper or electronic) of
				  students that are receiving or will be receiving behind-the-wheel instruction
				  before such instruction begins.