Course details
Defensive Driving for CMV Drivers: Manage Speed & Space
This course is designed to help drivers understand how speed and space management can impact their ability to react to hazards and stop when needed.
Course Overview
Drivers need to understand how speed and space management can impact their ability to react to hazards or to stop when needed. As a driver, having a proper space cushion around your vehicle is vital to properly managing your speed and space. As you will see in this course, a driver, ability to stop is impacted by a number of factors, including perception distance, reaction distance, braking distance, weather, traffic, and construction. In this course, we will expand on these and more factors and provide drivers with information to help them manage their speed and space while on the road.
Topics Covered
- What Is Speed and Space Management?
- Poor Speed and Space Management
- Stopping Distance
- Stopping Distance
- Perception Distance
- Reaction Distance
- Braking Distance
- How to Calculate
- Space Cushion
- Principles
- Ahead
- Behind
- Sides
- Above and Below
This course takes approximately 30 minutes to complete
A passing grade of 80% or higher required. Up to 3 attempts are provided.
A certificate will be provided upon the successful completion of this course
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