Looking for information on Behind the Wheel Driver Training?
Please visit the high school main office to obtain the form to enroll in this program. We recommend that you pick up the form as soon as you receive your Pa. Learner's Permit and submit your enrollment form as soon as possible. Please
bring your permit with you when picking up the form. You must have a
valid Pa. Learner's Permit, be a district resident, pay the $255.00 (as of July 1, 2011) enrollment fee and complete the required paperwork. One of our instructors will contact you to schedule your driving times. Our instructors recommend that you have 20 - 30 hours of driving practice before you report for your first session with us. Be safe, drive well and buckle up!
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YOUR LEARNER'S PERMIT DURING THE SUMMER? GOOD NEWS: You can still sign
up for the BTW program! The High School main office is open during the
summer months. We advise calling ahead: 717-846-6789 ext. 1309 as hours
may vary.
PLEASE NOTE AN IMPORTANT CHANGE IN POLICY FOR THE CENTRAL YORK BTW PROGRAM:
Effective March 1, 2011
Each
student participating in this program will be required to perform BOTH 6
hours of driving time AND up to 6 hours of observation for a total of
approximately 12 hours. Students will be scheduled to drive in pairs for
each session. Your instructor will inform you of how he or she will
coordinate the schedule for your sessions. Please be aware that the
necessity to re-schedule your driving session may occur. Your instructor
will make every effort to contact you in a timely manner. If you cannot
keep your scheduled appointment, we ask that you contact your
instructor as soon as possible.
Act 81 of 2011 FACT SHEET
Changes Affecting Graduated Driver Licensing and Passenger Restraint Laws
In
an effort to enhance safety on Pennsylvania roads, Governor Corbett and
the Legislature have agreed on changes to the Vehicle Code involving
graduated driver licensing requirements, passenger restrictions for
junior drivers and passenger restraint laws. The new rules in Act 81 of
2011 take effect on Dec. 24, 2011. The changes to the law were initiated
to help junior drivers receive more comprehensive training, ease young
driver distractions through limiting the number of passengers they may
carry and improve general highway safety through improvements to
passenger restraint laws.
Changes to Junior Driver Training
Act
81 increases supervised, behind-the-wheel skill building for learner’s
permit holders under 18 years of age from 50 hours to 65 hours. Ten of
the added hours will consist of nighttime driving, while the other five
additional hours must be driven in poor weather conditions.
Learner’s
permit holders who have taken their on the road driving skills test
before the law’s effective date of Dec. 24, 2011 only need to complete
the present requirement of 50 hours of supervised training. However,
learner’s permit holders who have not passed the on the road driving
skills test before Dec. 24, 2011 will have to meet the new requirement
of 65 total hours of supervised skill building training – including the
ten nighttime hours and five poor weather hours of driving - before they
are authorized to take the driving skills portion of their driver’s
test to receive their junior license.
Changes to Junior Driver Passenger Restrictions
Act
81 places increased restrictions on the number and age of passengers
which a junior driver license holder may transport. Current law limits
drivers under the age of 18 to transporting no more passengers than the
number of seat belts in the vehicle.
As
of Dec. 24, 2011, for the first six months after receiving their junior
driver’s license, a driver is not permitted to have more than one
passenger under age 18 who is not an immediate family member (brother,
sister, stepbrother, stepsister of the junior driver and adopted or
foster children living in the same household as the junior driver) in
their vehicle unless they are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. If
they have not been convicted of a driving violation or been partially
or fully responsible for a reportable crash after six months, they may
have up to three passengers under age 18 who are not immediate family
members without a parent or legal guardian present. If they have any
convictions or are partially or fully responsible for a reportable crash
while a junior driver, they are once again restricted to one passenger.
Changes to Seat Belt Requirements
Drivers
and occupants in a vehicle who are under the age of 18 must wear a
properly adjusted and fastened seat belt, and children under the age of
eight must be securely fastened in a child restraint system. Failure
to comply with the new law’s seat belt provisions is a primary offense,
meaning that a driver can be pulled over and cited solely for that
violation.