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 endorsement or 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 vehicle to 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.
Added at 41 Ok Reg, Number 23, effective 8-25-24