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The Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) program was developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) with input from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) and the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police. ARIDE was created to address the gap in training between the Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) and the Drug Evaluation and Classification (DEC) Program.
ARIDE is intended to bridge the gap between these two programs by providing officers with general knowledge related to drug impairment and by promoting the use of DREs in states that have the DEC Program. One of the more significant aspects of ARIDE is its review and required student demonstration of the SFST proficiency requirements.
This course will train law enforcement officers to observe, identify, and articulate the signs of impairment related to drugs, alcohol or a combination of both, to reduce the number of impaired drivers and impaired driving related traffic collisions. This course will train other criminal justice professionals (prosecutors, toxicologists, etc.) to understand the signs of impairment related to drugs, alcohol, or a combination of both and enable them to effectively work with law enforcement to reduce the number of impaired drivers and impaired driving related traffic collisions.
This course is a 16-hour classroom course which includes instruction on:
• SFST Review
• The Seven Major Drug Categories
• Signs and Symptomology
• Physiology of Drugs
• Drug Combinations
• Courtroom Testimony
• Report Writing
To qualify for this course, prospective students must have successfully completed a minimum of 16 hours of SFST consisting of IACP/NHTSA approved SFST instruction. Personnel should have experience using SFSTs to understand and complete the course. Additionally, to be considered for training in the ARIDE program, a person must be employed under direct contact of a criminal justice agency or institution involved in providing training services to law enforcement agencies.
• Upcoming classes may be found in the Professional Development Learning Center under SFST.
• There is no registration fee to attend this course.
• This course is funded through the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning DRE Grant.
• Travel reimbursement is not available for this course.
If your agency is interested in hosting this course at your training facility, please contact, Sgt. Kevin Lee, Cell: 269-308-0312, Email: LeeK7@michigan.gov
The middle tier of the OWI Pyramid is the Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) training program. ARIDE training is a bridge between the foundational Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs) training and the much more extensive Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) training program. ARIDE trained officers will receive an overview of the observable effects of drug impairment, and introduction to the seven drug categories and when to contact a DRE. As a result, officers are better able to identify and document a driver impaired by alcohol, drugs, and/or alcohol drug combinations.
ARIDE training consists of sixteen hours of combined lecture and hands-on instruction. Included in this sixteen hour curriculum is the four hour SFST Refresher training.
Registration and materials associated with ARIDE training are covered through the federal grant however officer time is NOT covered or reimbursed.
