ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 24 MUST COMPLETE AN APPROVED 6 HOUR DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR A DRIVERS LICENSE.
The Driver Education Course Exclusively for Adults includes information on alcohol and drug awareness; Texas Traffic Laws; highway signs, signals, and markings that regulate, warn, or direct traffic; and issues commonly associated with motor vehicle accidents, including poor decision-making, risk taking, impaired driving, distraction, speed, failure to use a safety belt, driving at night, failure to yield the right-of-way, and using a wireless communication device while operating a vehicle. As part of the course, participants must pass the Texas Department of Public Safety Laws, Road Signs and Road Rules written examinations. Persons successfully completing the exams at the school will not be required to take the written tests again at DPS.