53-3-505.5 - Behind-the-wheel training requirements.
53-3-505.5. Behind-the-wheel training requirements.
(1) Except as provided under Subsection (2), a driver education course under this part orTitle 53A, Chapter 13, Part 2, Driver Education Classes that is used to satisfy the driver trainingrequirement under Section 53-3-204 shall require each student to complete at least six hours ofbehind-the-wheel driving a dual-control motor vehicle with a certified instructor seated in thefront seat next to the student driver.
(2) Up to three hours of the behind-the-wheel driving may be substituted as follows:
(a) two hours of range driving on an approved driving range under Section 53A-13-201equals one hour of the behind-the-wheel driving required under Subsection (1);
(b) two hours of driving simulation practice on a driving simulation device that is fullyinteractive as set forth in rules made under Section 53-3-505, equals one hour of thebehind-the-wheel driving required under Subsection (1); and
(c) four hours of driving simulation practice on a driving simulation device that is notfully interactive as set forth in rules made under Section 53-3-505, equals one hour of thebehind-the-wheel driving required under Subsection (1), with a maximum of one hour of thebehind-the-wheel driving required under Subsection (1) that may be substituted under thisSubsection (2)(c).
(3) The behind-the-wheel driving required under Subsection (1) shall include, if feasible,driving on interstate and other multilane highways.
Enacted by Chapter 121, 2003 General Session