Overview
Motorcoach: Defensive Driving helps ensure motorcoach drivers are able to prevent crashes and the resulting high costs by using defensive driving skills to keep hazards from turning into emergencies. This course helps carriers and drivers protect their CSA scores and understand the connection between defensive driving and crash prevention.
- Motorcoach: Defensive Driving online course covers the following topics:
- Defensive Driving
- Distracted Driving
- Hazards of the Road
- A Big Responsibility
- Beyond Driver’s Ed
- Vehicle Inspection
- Plan Ahead
- Seeing and Being Seen
- Seeing
- Staying Alert
- Scan Patterns
- Traffic Lights
- Stop Signs and Red Lights
- Roundabouts
- Look for Turning Vehicles
- Lights, Turns Signals, and Flashers
- Using Your Horn
- Using Your Headlights
- Having Heightened Awareness
- Scan Constantly
- Anticipate the Worst
- Drive Smart
- Tipping Potential
- Staying Alert
- Managing Your Speed and Space
- Watch Your Speed
- Speed Limits
- Stopping Distance
- Response Time
- Night Driving
- Adverse Weather
- Reduce Speed to Compensate
- Go With the Flow
- Don’t Tailgate
- Safety Cushion
- Give Yourself an Out
- The Center Lane
- Maintaining Space Around
- Weight Limits
- After completing this program, learners will understand:
- How driving a motorcoach differs from driving a standard passenger vehicle
- How to see everything around you and make sure you can be seen by others
- How to have heightened awareness of potential hazards and how to avoid them
- How to manage speed and space to minimize dangerous situations
- How to be responsible for the safety of yourself and your passengers
- Intended Audience: Passenger-carrying CMV drivers and carriers
- Length: 45 minutes
- Regs Covered: 49 CFR Part 395
- Copyright Date: 2012 (Rev. 11/13, 4/18)