122-01 - Safe Driving Practices
Learning objectives
- Identify how the use of trip planning and conducting a pre-trip vehicle inspection can reduce risk
- Define distracted driving, its dangers, and steps to avoid it
- Describe ways to identify and react to distracted drivers
- List driving habits facilitating safe driving in hazardous weather conditions
- Explain situational awareness and what kind of actions support it
Course overview
Despite all the communication and shipping technologies today, vehicular travel is still often necessary to conduct business. Whether driving a truck, car, or something with a trailer, there is no way to control all aspects of a road trip. However, driving can be made as safe and uneventful as possible, no matter what vehicle is used. The Safe Driving Practices training course explains the requirements for driving Department of Transportation (DOT) Class 1-6 light or medium duty vehicles. It also describes defensive driving techniques, hazard perception, and driving attitude. Safe Driving Practices is part of the Transportation training series.
The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.
