ARIDE

Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) Course

​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, in order 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 in order to reduce the number of impaired drivers and impaired driving related traffic collisions.

Course Description:

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

Please be aware that both CDOT and POST have prerequisite requirements that must be met for you to attend. Please reference the below information-

Class Prerequisite- Students must have successfully completed the NHTSA basic SFST class and be compliant with all Colorado SFST Standards. Colorado Standards can be found at- CDOT SFST Standards . POST requires that you submit an ARIDE/SFST Instructor Affirmation Form prior to attending. This form must be Presented to the Instructor prior to the start of the class. To obtain the form, please click here-

https://post.colorado.gov/sites/post/files/documents/SFST%20Certification%20Affirmation%2009-21.pdf

Please make sure to bring your Affirmation on the first day of the class.

Thank you.