Safe and Smart New Driver Training
Program: Defensive Driving: Speed
and Space Management Online Course
New Driver Training Program: Defensive Driving: Speed and Space Management
This course is designed to help CMV drivers learn how to manage their speed and space while driving.
After completing this course, learners will be able to:
- Discuss the three factors that affect your stopping distance
- Recognize ways to manage your vehicle’s speed through curves and on grades
- Describe why you should adjust your speed when you encounter poor road conditions, inclement weather, and heavy traffic
- Explain the importance of proper space management
- Describe how to maintain an appropriate cushion of space
Safe and Smart New Driver Training Program: Defensive Driving:
Speed and Space Management Course Topics
The course topics include:
Speed Management
- Hazard Recognition
- Stopping Distance
- Braking Distance
- Total Stopping Distance
- Road Design
- Curves
- Grades
- Road Conditions
- Space Management
Space Management
- Managing Space
- Merging
- Crossing Traffic
Universally Compatible
This course was created using standards that will allow playback on most internet capable devices with standard web browsing capabilities including Apple’s iTouch, iPad, and iPhone, as well as most other smart phones and tablets including those with Android and Windows operating systems.
