Safe and Smart New Driver Training Program: Defensive Driving: Driving Emergencies

This course is designed to help CMV drivers learn how to recognize and respond to driving emergencies in a safe manner.

Driving emergencies happen to every professional driver at some point. Extreme cases can result in a loss of vehicle control. It’s important to know how to respond to emergencies like off-road recovery, brake failure, or a tire blowout.

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

• Explain the importance of maintaining directional control
• Indicate appropriate responses when faced with emergencies such as brake failure, a tire blowout, hydroplaning, and rollovers
• Recognize unsafe acts that play a role in producing or worsening hazardous situations

Evasive Steering

• Evasive Steering
• Escape Routes
• Affecting Factors
• Steering Technique
• Seat Belts
• Special Maneuvers

Emergency Braking

• Emergency Braking
• Braking Techniques
• Controlled Braking
• Stab Braking

Off-Road Recovery

• Off-Road Recovery
• General Procedures

Brake Failure

• Causes of Brake Failure
• General Procedures

Tire Blowouts

• Causes of Blowouts
• Effects of Blowouts
• Signs of Blowouts
• Dealing with a Blowout

Hydroplaning

• Causes of Hydroplaning
• Preventing Hydroplaning
• Responding to Hydroplaning

Rollovers

• Causes of Rollovers
• Preventing a Rollover

Approximately 15 minutes

A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. Users are able to repeat the course twice if the pass mark is not achieved.

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available to download and print.