Section 1066.45 Online Only Adult Driver Education Course Content

Section 1066.45  Online Only Adult Driver Education

Course Content

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 and 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, emergency vehicles and school buses;

13)        Sharing

the road with pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, trucks and recreational

vehicles;

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ing:

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.

c)         Providers

shall group course content into modules or sections to allow for quizzes in

accordance with Section 1066.70.