SECTION 595:11-3-9. Automatic failure of skills examination

  An occurrence of any of the following will result in the automatic failure of the skills examination by the applicant:

(1)   Seat belt not in use. Applicant failed to use the seat belt. The seat belt shall be properly adjusted and fastened before the vehicle enters a public roadway.

(2)   Moving traffic violation. Applicant received a traffic citation for a moving violation during the skills examination.

(3)   Disobey sign or signal. Applicant ignored or did not obey sign or signal.

(4)   Speed. Applicant sped more than five (5) miles per hour over the posted speed limit or the lawful speed limit for the vehicle being driven. Provided the speeding is not in a school zone during normal school hours or a construction zone with workers present. There will be no tolerance in a school zone during normal school hours and school is in session or in a construction zone with workers present.

(5)   Fail to stop. Applicant rolled through stops or failed to stop.

(6)   Fail to yield. Applicant did not yield to other road users (pedestrians, vehicles, etc.). Applicant did not appropriately yield the right-of-way to pedestrians or other vehicles during driving maneuvers.

(7)   Left of center. Applicant drove left of center (except when needed to perform a turn safely, or any other lawful reason).

(8)   School bus endorsement. The applicant commits any of the following in the procedures for pickup or discharge of students established by the State Department of Education ("SDE"):

(A)   Fail to activate amber warning lights before stop

(B)   Fail to set park brake and/or fail to shift to neutral

(C)   Use hand outside the bus to direct students

(D)   Fail to make final check of crossover mirrors before the bus is set in motion

(9)   School bus endorsementor passenger endorsement. The applicant commits any of the following:

(A)   Fail to stop vehicle at most fifty (50) feet and no less than fifteen (15) feet from first rail of railroad tracks.

(B)   Shift gears while crossing railroad track.

(C)   Vehicle in motion with door open or unnecessarily impeding traffic.

(10)   Avoidable crash or incident; dangerous act. The applicant commits any of the following:

(A)   being involved in an avoidable crash or accident.

(B)   causing the applicant's vehicleto have physical contact with other vehicles, objects, pedestrians, etc.

(C)   any act or omission that creates a dangerous or unsafe traffic environment (near accidents, etc.).

(D)   Causing drivers of other vehicles or pedestrians to take evasive actions.

(E)   forcing an examiner to take verbal or physical control of the vehicle.

(11)   Put vehicle over sidewalk or curb. Driver drives the vehicle over curb or sidewalk unnecessarily.

(12)   Improper backing. Driver opens door while vehicle is in motion or leans out of cab during backing maneuver.

(13)   Weighted offenses. Accumulation of four (4) or more of any of the following offenses in any combination:

(A)   Failure to use turn signal

(B)   Failure to turn on headlamps (if required)

(C)   Coasting on a downgrade (gears in neutral or clutch disengaged)

(D)   Consistently exceed speed limit

(E)   Proceed through intersection on yellow light when applicant could have stopped without creating a dangerous situation.

(14)   Violation of time limit for Pre-trip inspection examination. Applicant does not complete full pre-trip inspection examination within forty (40) minutes (See OAC 595:11-3-7(e)).

(15)   Violation of time limit for Basic Control Skills ("BCS"). Applicant does not complete each BCS maneuver within ten (10) minutes.

[Source: Added at 26 Ok Reg 2749, eff 7-25-09; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 2228, eff 9-11-15; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 1943, eff 9-11-17; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 282, eff 10-31-19 (emergency); Amended at 37 Ok Reg 2069, eff 9-11-20]