Cal. Code Regs. tit. 5 § 10043

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 10043 - Standards for Laboratory Phase of Driver Education

(a) In any laboratory phase of driver education, no pupil shall receive more than two hours of classroom driver education nor more than four hours of laboratory phase of driver education (including observation time) during any 24-hour period. The driver training shall be composed of no more than two hours of simulator training and no more than two hours of behind-the-wheel training, including observation time, during any 24-hour period.

(b) Districts offering the laboratory phase of driver education through competency-based driver training shall develop an annual plan which describes the district's program requirements to assure that all students receive instruction based on assessed individual needs in order to meet a common level of program performance criteria. The plan shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following elements:

(1) The following basic driving skills and the measurement criteria to be used to ensure that students have gained acceptable skill in performing each of them:

(A) Predriving activities

1. Safety check outside car

a. Tire condition

b. Trunk (spare tire, jack, etc.)

c. Hood properly closed

2. Safety check inside car

a. Seat adjustment

b. Mirror adjustment

c. Doors locked

d. Seat belts fastened

3. Auxiliary equipment

a. Headlights and dimmer switch

b. Instrument panel lights

c. Windshield wipers

d. Defroster

(B) Starting

1. Foot on brake

2. Parking brake

3. Blind spot check

(C) Moving car

1. Blind spot check

2. Driving straight

3. Steering

4. Speed control

5. Stopping car

6. Clutch and gear use

7. Right of way

(D) Turning skills

1. Curb pullout

2. Left and right turns

3. Mirror use

4. Position in lane

5. Over/understeering

6. Speed control

(E) Lane changing

1. Blind spots

2. Signaling

3. Changing one lane at a time

4. Speed control

5. Traffic

(F) Intersections

1. Blind

2. 4-way

3. Railroad crossings

(G) Skilled turning maneuvers

1. U-turns

2. Backing

3. Three-point turn/Y turns

(H) Defensive driving

1. Space cushion

2. Hazard recognition

3. Visual search

4. Speed selection for conditions

(I) Heavy traffic

1. Exposure to heavy area traffic (freeway, highway, boulevard)

(J) Secure car

1. Parking brake

2. Shift to park

3. Lock doors

4. Setting wheels and controls

(2) A minimum student training period (in minutes) required to successfully complete the competency-based driver training program.

(3) Successful completion, by each competency-based driver training student, in at least one of the following types of instruction:

(A) A minimum of four hours of on-street behind-the-wheel driving instruction in a dual control automobile with a qualified instructor and eight hours in conjunction with the behind-the-wheel instruction for the purpose of observation. A minimum of twenty minutes of this time shall be devoted to a behind-the-wheel evaluation, or

(B) A minimum of six hours of instruction in a driving simulator approved by the department. Two hours of on-street behind the wheel driving instruction in a dual-control automobile with a qualified instructor and four hours in conjunction with the behind-the-wheel instruction for the purpose of observation. A minimum of twenty minutes of this time shall be devoted to a behind-the-wheel evaluation, or

(C) A minimum of six hours of instruction by a qualified instructor on an off-street multiple-car driving range consisting of street registered automobiles approved by the department. Two hours of on-street behind-the-wheel driving instruction in a dual-control automobile with a qualified instructor and four hours in conjunction with the behind-the-wheel instruction for the purpose of observation. A minimum of twenty minutes of this time shall be devoted to a behind-the-wheel evaluation, or

(D) A minimum of six hours of instruction by a qualified instructor in combination in a driving simulator approved by the department and an off-street multiple-car driving range consisting of street registered automobiles approved by the department. The governing board of the district shall establish the proportion of time to be utilized in simulators and on the off-street multiple-car driving range. The minimum time allocated shall include two hours of on-street behind-the-wheel driving instruction in a dual-control automobile with a qualified instructor and four hours in conjunction with the behind-the wheel instruction for the purpose of observation. A minimum of twenty minutes of this time shall be devoted to a behind-the-wheel evaluation.

(4) Procedures for parent participation through parent orientation activities, a supervised driving program, or other district-designed programs.

(5) Any special driving skills to be included in competency-based driver training plan that are required in order to meet local driving conditions.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 10043

1. Amendment filed 9-24-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 71, No. 39).
2. Amendment filed 7-21-72; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 72, No. 30).
3. Amendment filed 9-23-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 39).
4. Repealer of former Section 143 and renumbering of Section 10044 to Section 10043 filed 11-7-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 45).
5. Amendment filed 8-20-87; operative 9-19-87 (Register 87, No. 35).

Note: Authority cited: Section 51852(e), Education Code. Reference: Section 51852(e), Education Code.