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This course covers the following information:

Driving Defensively For CDL/Large Vehicle Drivers... Handling Adverse Conditions: Driving Safely in Bad Weather

  • The demands that bad weather can place on your truck and your ability as a driver.
  • The types of bad weather that you may encounter and how it can affect the way your vehicle performs.
  • How to prepare for potential bad weather situations that you can encounter while driving.

Driving Defensively For CDL/Large Vehicle Drivers... Handling Adverse Conditions: Handling a Blowout

  • What a blowout is and why it's dangerous.
  • How blowouts can affect how your vehicle handles and the dangers that a blowout can present.
  • What to do when you have a blowout.

Driving Defensively For CDL/Large Vehicle Drivers... Handling Adverse Conditions: Sharing the Road with Other Trucks and Buses

  • The special challenges and risks that are involved in sharing the road with other trucks and buses.
  • How to maintain control of your vehicle under "buffeting" conditions.
  • How to pass other large vehicles safely.

Driving Defensively For CDL/Large Vehicle Drivers... Handling Adverse Conditions: Dealing with Distracted and Aggressive Drivers

  • The danger and potential "cost" of distracted and aggressive driving.
  • How to avoid distracted drivers on the road.
  • How to respond if an angry driver harasses or pursues you.

Driving Defensively For CDL/Large Vehicle Drivers... Handling Adverse Conditions: Pedestrians, Work Zones and Emergency Situations

  • The dangers of driving near and around pedestrians.
  • The hazards that driving through a "work zone" can present and how you can help to improve safety for yourself, other drivers and road workers in a work zone.
  • What you should do when you experience an emergency situation while driving your truck.