Defensive Driving - Speed Kills: Environmental Hazards
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This training focuses on the integral relationship between speed, defensive driving, and environmental awareness. Addressing the misconception that speeding accidents are exclusive to highways, the course emphasizes the need for constant speed monitoring, especially in diverse environments. Participants learn the importance of reducing speed in designated areas like school zones or construction sites and the significance of actively scanning the environment for potential hazards. The training underscores the critical role of speed management in navigating congested urban areas, responding to roadside hazards, and anticipating the behavior of other drivers. Identify the factors that influence safe driving speed, including road conditions, hazards, and traffic density. Demonstrate the ability to adapt driving speed in various environments, such as school or construction zones, to ensure pedestrian and worker safety. Apply defensive driving techniques to anticipate and respond to potential hazards, including roadside obstacles and sudden changes in traffic patterns.
Course Objectives:
Identify the factors that influence safe driving speed, including road conditions, hazards, and traffic density.;Demonstrate the ability to adapt driving speed in various environments, such as school or construction zones, to ensure pedestrian and worker safety.;Apply defensive driving techniques to anticipate and respond to potential hazards, including roadside obstacles and sudden changes in traffic patterns.;;
Duration: 9 min.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or higher, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, iPad iOS, Mac OS 10, Apple Safari 8, Android Google Chrome. Works on Mobile, Tablet or Computer.
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Defensive Driving - Speed Kills: Environmental Hazards
This training focuses on the integral relationship between speed, defensive driving, and environmental awareness. Addressing the misconception that speeding accidents are exclusive to highways, the course emphasizes the need for constant speed monitoring, especially in diverse environments. Participants learn the importance of reducing speed in designated areas like school zones or construction sites and the significance of actively scanning the environment for potential hazards. The training underscores the critical role of speed management in navigating congested urban areas, responding to roadside hazards, and anticipating the behavior of other drivers. Identify the factors that influence safe driving speed, including road conditions, hazards, and traffic density. Demonstrate the ability to adapt driving speed in various environments, such as school or construction zones, to ensure pedestrian and worker safety. Apply defensive driving techniques to anticipate and respond to potential hazards, including roadside obstacles and sudden changes in traffic patterns.
Course Objectives:
Identify the factors that influence safe driving speed, including road conditions, hazards, and traffic density.;Demonstrate the ability to adapt driving speed in various environments, such as school or construction zones, to ensure pedestrian and worker safety.;Apply defensive driving techniques to anticipate and respond to potential hazards, including roadside obstacles and sudden changes in traffic patterns.;;
Duration: 9 min.