Section 1060.72 Adult Driver Education Classroom Instruction

TITLE 92: TRANSPORTATION

CHAPTER II: SECRETARY OF STATE

PART 1060 COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS

SECTION 1060.72 ADULT DRIVER EDUCATION CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION

Section 1060.72  Adult

Driver Education Classroom Instruction

a)         Course Objectives. The educational

objectives of adult driver education shall include, but not be limited to,

promoting respect for and encouraging observance of traffic laws and traffic

safety responsibilities of drivers and citizens, reducing traffic violations,

reducing traffic-related injuries, deaths and economic losses, and motivating

continuing development of traffic related competencies through education,

including, but not limited to, Illinois traffic law, risk management, driver

attitudes, courtesy skills, and informing participants about the effects of

alcohol and other drugs on driving ability.

b)         Course Content

At

a minimum, course content must include:

1)         Familiarization with the process of

obtaining an instruction permit and driver's license and the obligations and

responsibilities that exist with holding a license;

2)         Instruction on traffic laws;

3)         Highway signs;

4)         Signals and markings that regulate, warn or

direct traffic, including traffic signs and lane markings;

5)         Issues commonly associated with motor

vehicle accidents, including poor decision making, risk taking, distractions,

speed, failure to use a safety belt, driving at night, failure to yield the right-of-way,

texting while driving and using wireless communication devices;

6)         How to respond to emergency vehicles;

7)         Turning, passing and yielding;

8)         Construction and school zones;

9)         Stopping distance;

10)         Blind spots;

11)         Strategy for driving using:

A)        Smith System;

B)        IPDE Process;

C)        Zone Control;

D)        Any other recognized process for identifying

problems, predicting outcomes, deciding action and executing decisions;

12)         Right-of-way for pedestrians, emergen

and yielding;

8)         Construction and school zones;

9)         Stopping distance;

10)         Blind spots;

11)         Strategy for driving using:

A)        Smith System;

B)        IPDE Process;

C)        Zone Control;

D)        Any other recognized process for identifying

problems, predicting outcomes, deciding action and executing decisions;

12)         Right-of-way for pedestrians, emergency

vehicles and school buses;

13)         Sharing the road with pedestrians,

bicyclists, motorcyclists, trucks and recreational vehicles;

14)         Road

hazards, including visibility, weather and traction;

15)         Mental

conditions, including alertness, awareness and emotion;

16)         Alcohol and other drugs, including

effects, responsibilities, driving under the influence, zero tolerance, and

implied consent laws;

17)         Differences in urban and rural driving,

including driving on highways and Interstate driving;

18)         Organ

donor;

19)         Illinois

Secretary of State emergency contact database; and

20)        Instruction concerning law

enforcement procedures for traffic stops, including a demonstration of the

proper actions to be taken during a traffic stop and appropriate interactions

with law enforcement.