Approved driver-education courses. (Effective January 1,

2027.) A. The department or its designated representative shall adopt and promulgate minimum standards for approved driver-education and motorcycle driver-education courses taught in any school in the state, which shall include at least three hours of education and training on driving with vulnerable road users. B. A driver-education or motorcycle driver-education course shall provide to students legally entitled to operate the type of motor vehicle involved classroom instruction and behind-the-wheel or on-the-motorcycle training in the safe operation of the motor vehicle. C. An approved driver-education or motorcycle driver-education course is a course of instruction certified by the secretary as meeting the minimum standards for a driver- education course adopted by the department or its designated representative. D. As used in this section, "vulnerable road user" includes: (a) a pedestrian, including a person engaged in work or in the provision of emergency services upon or along a roadway; (b) a person riding or leading an animal; or (c) a person lawfully operating or riding a bicycle, tricycle or other pedal- powered vehicle, a farm tractor or similar vehicle designed primarily for farm use, a skateboard, a scooter, a moped, a motorcycle, roller skates, inline skates, an animal- drawn wheeled vehicle, an electric personal assistive mobility device, a wheelchair or another similar means of transportation in which the person is not surrounded by a shell of protection such as that which a car or truck provides. History: 1953 Comp., § 77-11-7, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 186; 1973, ch. 381, § 4; 2026, ch. 57, § 1.