Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director › Chapter 4501-7 - Commercial Driver Training Schools › Section 4501-7-31 - Vehicles used to train in the operation of commercial motor vehicles

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1,
			 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated
				by reference in this rule, see paragraph (A) in rule
				4501-7-39
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) Every
			 driver training enterprise that provides students with behind-the-wheel
			 instruction in commercial motor vehicles shall supply all the equipment
			 necessary to give the required instruction for operating commercial motor
			 vehicles.
(B) Every licensed
			 commercial motor vehicle used to provide behind-the-wheel instruction shall
			 meet all applicable regulations of the public utilities commission of Ohio and
			 federal motor carrier safety regulations. Every commercial motor vehicle used
			 to provide behind-the-wheel instruction shall be in compliance with all
			 applicable provisions of Chapters 4513. and 5577. of the Revised
			 Code.
(C) Safety belts that meet
			 the standards set forth in section
			 4513.262
			 of the Revised Code shall be provided for all occupants of vehicles used for
			 driver training. Such belts shall be in use by all occupants of a driver
			 training vehicle at all times.
(D)
			 Except for school buses, as defined in division (F) of section
			 4511.01
			 of the Revised Code and that comply with provisions set forth in section
			 4511.77
			 of the Revised Code, all commercial vehicles used on streets and highways to
			 provide behind-the-wheel instruction shall be equipped with a securely fastened
			 dual control brake that is easily accessible to the person seated in the front
			 seat on the right side of the vehicle. In the absence of a dual control brake,
			 the vehicle shall have a hand brake that is readily accessible to the
			 instructor. The brake shall operate the vehicle's service brakes and shall
			 permit the driver training instructor to bring the vehicle to a safe stop while
			 the instructor is seated in the right front seat of the vehicle with the safety
			 belt fastened. Such dual control or hand brake is not required on training
			 vehicles used by driver training enterprises for commercial motor vehicles that
			 are operated exclusively on off-highway driving ranges with no traffic other
			 than the commercial motor vehicles used in training.
(E) All commercial motor vehicles used to
			 provide behind-the-wheel instruction shall be equipped with outside driver and
			 passenger-side mirrors to enable both the student and the instructor to see to
			 the rear.
(F) Except for school
			 buses as defined in paragraph (F) of section
			 4511.01
			 of the Revised Code and that comply with provisions set forth in section
			 4511.77
			 of the Revised Code, all commercial motor vehicles used on streets and highways
			 to provide behind-the-wheel instruction by a driver training enterprise shall
			 be equipped with a sign on the front and a sign on the rear of the vehicle
			 containing the words, "Student Driver." The words of both signs shall be
			 visible on both the front and rear of the vehicle, or combination of vehicles
			 and shall clearly contrast any other lettering or art present. The words shall
			 be a minimum of three inches high and shall reflect light at night. Any other
			 wording on such signs shall not be more than two inches high. Any additional
			 signs on the front, rear or doors that indicate that the vehicle is being used
			 for a drivertraining vehicle are permissible.
(G) Every motor vehicle used in the school's
			 operations shall carry a current financial responsibility identification card
			 or insurance identification card that complies with rule
			 4501:1-2-02
			 of the Administrative Code.
(H) The
			 authorizing official or training manager of the school shall make all motor
			 vehicles used by the school available for inspection by the director at any and
			 all reasonable times.
(1) Every motor
			 vehicle, with a license plate, used by the school
			 shall be inspected annually by the Ohio state highway patrol. No motor vehicle
			 shall be used for driver training unless it has been entered into the fleet
			 list for the online school function.
(2) All range-only vehicles, without a license plate, used by the enterprise
			 shall be inspected before being placed into service and annually thereafter by
			 the department for compliance with Chapter 4513. of the
			 Revised Code using a form prescribed by the director.
(3) Buses, as defined by sections
			 4513.50 to
			 4513.53
			 of the Revised Code, shall be inspected pursuant to Chapter 4501-52 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(4) School
			 buses, as defined in division (F) of section
			 4511.01
			 of the Revised Code and that comply with provisions set forth in section
			 4511.77
			 of the Revised Code, shall be inspected pursuant to section
			 4511.761
			 of the Revised Code.