Defensive Driving for CMV Drivers Curriculum Online Training Course - English

More than a quarter of all work-related fatalities occur in occupations that require driving, or the transportation of goods, making the need for defensive driving skills clear. In order to avoid injury, or worse, death, drivers need to understand what defensive driving really means and what unique challenges a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) driver faces... even for veteran drivers.

Defensive driving involves intentionally driving in such a way as to reduce the risk of an accident. This program is designed to help drivers develop their defensive driving skills.

There are 4 online courses included within the Defensive Driving for CMV Drivers Curriculum:

• Defensive Driving for CMV Drivers: Prepare is designed to help drivers learn how being prepared impacts defensive driving.
• Defensive Driving for CMV Drivers: Communicate is designed to teach drivers how to identify ways to communicate with, and receive signals from, other drivers.
• Defensive Driving for CMV Drivers: Look is designed to help drivers demonstrate how to look for hazards by scanning the road ahead and using their mirrors.
• Defensive Driving for CMV Drivers: Manage Speed & Space is designed to help drivers recognize how to effectively manage speed and space.

Intended Audience: All drivers of vehicles that require a CDL to operate

Length: 67 minutes

Available in English and Spanish

Copyright Date: 2018