Driver Training School Curriculum (from http://www.drivertraining.ohio.gov/resources/Drivercurriculum12-04.pdf)
[with my comments]
LABORATORY INSTRUCTION
Printed Resources
1. Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws; Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS)
2. Ohio Administrative Rules for Commercial Driving School, Ohio Department of Public Safety
The beginning driver must receive a minimum of eight hours of ... behind-the-wheel
instruction from a certified/licensed instructor. These lessons should be scheduled to allow supervised
practice with a licensed driver between each lesson. There are ten planned lessons for the beginning
driver in a variety of driving environments. With a practice to instruction ratio of two or three to one, the
beginning driver should be able to satisfactorily accomplish all of the planned lesson objectives.
Lesson #1 Objectives
A. Pre-ignition procedures
B. Ignition procedures (how to start the car)
C. Vehicle familiarization
D. Ready to drive position
E. Preparing to move
F. Moving forward
G. Moving backward
H. Stopping, securing, shutting down
I. Lane change [with no traffic conflict]
J. Maneuverability test [arguably the most pointless exercise of skill ever conceived]
K. Left turn
L. Right turn
M. U-turn
N. Three-point turnabout
O. Two-point turnabout
Length of Time - 60 minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance is achieved.[never seen this go longer than 60 min]
[with my comments]
LABORATORY INSTRUCTION
Printed Resources
1. Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws; Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS)
2. Ohio Administrative Rules for Commercial Driving School, Ohio Department of Public Safety
The beginning driver must receive a minimum of eight hours of ... behind-the-wheel
instruction from a certified/licensed instructor. These lessons should be scheduled to allow supervised
practice with a licensed driver between each lesson. There are ten planned lessons for the beginning
driver in a variety of driving environments. With a practice to instruction ratio of two or three to one, the
beginning driver should be able to satisfactorily accomplish all of the planned lesson objectives.
Lesson #1 Objectives
A. Pre-ignition procedures
B. Ignition procedures (how to start the car)
C. Vehicle familiarization
D. Ready to drive position
E. Preparing to move
F. Moving forward
G. Moving backward
H. Stopping, securing, shutting down
I. Lane change [with no traffic conflict]
J. Maneuverability test [arguably the most pointless exercise of skill ever conceived]
K. Left turn
L. Right turn
M. U-turn
N. Three-point turnabout
O. Two-point turnabout
Length of Time - 60 minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance is achieved.[never seen this go longer than 60 min]
Lesson #2 Objectives
A. Entering and leaving flow of traffic
B. Negotiating intersections
C. Identifying traffic controls (primarily signs and markings)
D. Using selective searching techniques
E. Negotiating turnabouts
F. Interacting with other users [huh?]
Length of Time - 45 minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the
planned objectives is achieved.
Lesson #3 Objectives
A. Entering and exiting an angle parking space
B. Entering and exiting a perpendicular parking space
Length of Time - Thirty minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the planned
objectives is achieved.
Lesson #4 Objectives
A. Vehicle control at higher speeds [first time over 35]
B. Increased sighting distance
C. Orderly search pattern
D. Identifying traffic controls [more sign ID?]
E. Identifying highway conditions
F. Planning ahead [how do they teach this??]
G. Lane selection and position within the lane
H. Negotiating multiple lane intersections
I. Selecting a safe gap for crossing or entering traffic
J. Communicating [with whom? ]
K. Moving lane changes [ were previous lane changes not moving?]
L. Negotiating and parking in shopping centers and malls
Length of Time - 45 minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the
planned objectives is achieved.
Lesson #5 Objectives
A. Search, Identification and Prediction
B. Maintaining adequate space margins
C. Interacting with a larger number of highway users [shouldn't interactions be avoided?]
D. Negotiating a variety of intersections
Length of Time - 45 of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the planned
objectives is achieved.
Lesson #6 Objectives
A. Maintaining a constant speed when conditions permit
B. Entering and exiting expressways
C. Cooperating with other drivers who are entering or exiting
D. Demonstrate satisfactory search to reduce the risk of real/potential hazards
E. Demonstrate satisfactory communication [fluff]
F. Measuring distances with time [acquiring this skill requires many weeks of practice, how long is allocated? 5 minutes!]
G. Passing
H. Using the motor vehicle’s cruise control safely and efficiently
Length of Time - 40 minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the
planned objectives is achieved.
Lesson #7 Objectives
A. Entering and exiting a parallel parking space
B. Parking on an uphill and downhill grade
C. The driver will demonstrate and practice the maneuverability test as identified in the Digest of Ohio
Motor Vehicle Laws. [way too much time on a skill which isn't used on the road]
Length of Time - 70 minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the
planned objectives is achieved. Of the total time, 30 minutes should be devoted to performing and
practicing the maneuverability test.
Lesson #8 Objectives
A. Identifying and responding to negative roadway conditions
B. Identifying clues for side roads, driveways and other problem areas
Length of Time - 40 minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the
planned objectives is achieved.
Lesson #9 Objectives
A. Maintaining adequate space margins
B. Timing driving actions
C. Selecting paths of travel
D. Communicating [fluff]
E. Selective searching in relation to selected maneuvers
F. Negotiating complex intersections
G. Interacting with pedestrians [plan: don't interact, avoid them]
Length of Time - 40 minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the
planned objectives is achieved.
Lesson #10 Objectives
A. Preparing to drive at night
B. Using selected visual skills to increase identification
C. Using selected visual skills to improve vehicle control
D. Using selected visual skills to reduce glare
E. Speed control and tracking
Length of Time - 30 minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the
planned objectives is achieved.
Time spend on emergency braking? zero
C. Identifying traffic controls (primarily signs and markings)
D. Using selective searching techniques
E. Negotiating turnabouts
F. Interacting with other users [huh?]
Length of Time - 45 minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the
planned objectives is achieved.
Lesson #3 Objectives
A. Entering and exiting an angle parking space
B. Entering and exiting a perpendicular parking space
Length of Time - Thirty minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the planned
objectives is achieved.
Lesson #4 Objectives
A. Vehicle control at higher speeds [first time over 35]
B. Increased sighting distance
C. Orderly search pattern
D. Identifying traffic controls [more sign ID?]
E. Identifying highway conditions
F. Planning ahead [how do they teach this??]
G. Lane selection and position within the lane
H. Negotiating multiple lane intersections
I. Selecting a safe gap for crossing or entering traffic
J. Communicating [with whom? ]
K. Moving lane changes [ were previous lane changes not moving?]
L. Negotiating and parking in shopping centers and malls
Length of Time - 45 minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the
planned objectives is achieved.
Lesson #5 Objectives
A. Search, Identification and Prediction
B. Maintaining adequate space margins
C. Interacting with a larger number of highway users [shouldn't interactions be avoided?]
D. Negotiating a variety of intersections
Length of Time - 45 of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the planned
objectives is achieved.
Lesson #6 Objectives
A. Maintaining a constant speed when conditions permit
B. Entering and exiting expressways
C. Cooperating with other drivers who are entering or exiting
D. Demonstrate satisfactory search to reduce the risk of real/potential hazards
E. Demonstrate satisfactory communication [fluff]
F. Measuring distances with time [acquiring this skill requires many weeks of practice, how long is allocated? 5 minutes!]
G. Passing
H. Using the motor vehicle’s cruise control safely and efficiently
Length of Time - 40 minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the
planned objectives is achieved.
Lesson #7 Objectives
A. Entering and exiting a parallel parking space
B. Parking on an uphill and downhill grade
C. The driver will demonstrate and practice the maneuverability test as identified in the Digest of Ohio
Motor Vehicle Laws. [way too much time on a skill which isn't used on the road]
Length of Time - 70 minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the
planned objectives is achieved. Of the total time, 30 minutes should be devoted to performing and
practicing the maneuverability test.
Lesson #8 Objectives
A. Identifying and responding to negative roadway conditions
B. Identifying clues for side roads, driveways and other problem areas
Length of Time - 40 minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the
planned objectives is achieved.
Lesson #9 Objectives
A. Maintaining adequate space margins
B. Timing driving actions
C. Selecting paths of travel
D. Communicating [fluff]
E. Selective searching in relation to selected maneuvers
F. Negotiating complex intersections
G. Interacting with pedestrians [plan: don't interact, avoid them]
Length of Time - 40 minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the
planned objectives is achieved.
Lesson #10 Objectives
A. Preparing to drive at night
B. Using selected visual skills to increase identification
C. Using selected visual skills to improve vehicle control
D. Using selected visual skills to reduce glare
E. Speed control and tracking
Length of Time - 30 minutes of instruction per student or until satisfactory performance of the
planned objectives is achieved.
Time spend on emergency braking? zero
Time spent on emergency actions in a high speed curve? zero
Time spent on correcting skids, understeer or oversteer? zero
Time spent on collision avoidance maneuvers? zero
Time spent on identifying and coping with vehicle limitations? zero
Time spend in rainy conditions? zero required
Time spent in snowy conditions? zero
Time spent in icy conditions? zero
Most frequent fatal accident location? Rural
Cause of accident? Single vehicle, departure from road accounts for half of the fatalities (intoxication is only involved in one third)
What to make this? The big problem is controlling the car in a high speed, open environment. The maneuverability test has no impact on this. Most of the curriculum doesn't address this. The driver never learns what to do when something goes wrong. There is no recovery plan which can be used in a moment of need because this requires training. It requires the training that the state doesn't provide. Many people think since it's not required for licensing, it's not important. Ohio has two people die every day because it is important. Many of those are under 18.
Time spent on correcting skids, understeer or oversteer? zero
Time spent on collision avoidance maneuvers? zero
Time spent on identifying and coping with vehicle limitations? zero
Time spend in rainy conditions? zero required
Time spent in snowy conditions? zero
Time spent in icy conditions? zero
Most frequent fatal accident location? Rural
Cause of accident? Single vehicle, departure from road accounts for half of the fatalities (intoxication is only involved in one third)
What to make this? The big problem is controlling the car in a high speed, open environment. The maneuverability test has no impact on this. Most of the curriculum doesn't address this. The driver never learns what to do when something goes wrong. There is no recovery plan which can be used in a moment of need because this requires training. It requires the training that the state doesn't provide. Many people think since it's not required for licensing, it's not important. Ohio has two people die every day because it is important. Many of those are under 18.
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