Section 140IAC4-4-1.1. Driver classroom training standards

  1. Driver training schools shall provide classroom training that includes instruction on the following subjects:

(1) Knowledge of Indiana motor vehicle statutes and administrative rules related to the operation of a motor vehicle.

(2) Railroad-highway grade crossing safety.

(3) Safe driving practices, including how to avoid drivers who display aggressive and unsafe behavior.

(4) Driving techniques for different types of roads and road surfaces and for safe driving near pedestrians, trains, and other vehicles, including, but not limited to, cars, trucks, bicycles, motorcycles, and motor driven cycles.

(5) Driver responsibility, including, but not limited to, automobile maintenance, insurance, use of safety belts and child restraints, passenger safety, and implied consent laws.

(6) Defensive driving practices and techniques.

(7) Accident reporting.

(8) Mental attitudes and physical characteristics as related to the operation of a motor vehicle.

(9) How driver use of alcohol, drugs, inhalants, or other substances affects driving ability.

(10) Distracted driving, including the consequences of using cell phones and other hand held devices while driving.

(11) Maintenance of a motor vehicle.

(12) Handling of driver emergencies.

(13) Driving skills, including, but not limited to, lane changing, lane positioning, signaling, merging, signage, highway markings, highway design features as they relate to safe driving, backing, and parallel parking.

(14) Procedure for participation in the organ donation program.

(Bureau of Motor Vehicles; 140 IAC 4-4-1.1; filed Nov 25, 2014, 3:50 p.m.: 20141224-IR-140140292FRA)