Sec.38a-683-4. Classroom accident prevention course approval

To be approved, an accident prevention course offered in a classroom setting for operators who have attained the age of sixty (60) years shall meet the following minimum requirements:

(1) Provide, but need not be limited to, the amount of time established pursuant to subsection (a) of section 38a-683 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(2) Include instruction in problems that confront the operator who has attained the age of sixty (60) years relative to driving frustrations and effects of aging on individual driving behavior;

(3) Include instruction in the effects of alcohol, drugs or other medication on one’s capabilities;

(4) Include instruction in current accident prevention measures, e.g., proper following techniques and handling unexpected driving emergencies;

(5) Include instruction in other subject areas including risk acceptance and one’s personality as it affects driving, and perceptual problems likely to be encountered in various driving environments; and

(6) Use only those instructors who have been trained and appointed for the purpose of conducting an approved accident prevention program.

(Effective September 25, 1992; Amended May 8, 2006; Amended December 21, 2009; Amended April 4, 2014)