Entry-Level Driver Training: Extreme Driving Conditions: Mountain Driving

Entry-Level Driver Training: Extreme Driving Conditions: Mountain Driving

Course Length: 10 minutes

Intended Audience: Drivers who are applying for an initial commercial driver's license (CDL) or drivers upgrading their current CDL.

Course Disclaimer: This course can be used to help satisfy the theory instruction portion of the new entry-level driver training (ELDT) requirements that go into effect on February 7, 2022. To satisfy the theory instruction requirements, this course must be assigned and administered by a school or other entity listed on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Training Provider Registry (TPR). To satisfy the complete ELDT training requirements, the school or entity conducting the training must provide the driver-trainee "behind-the-wheel" instruction in addition to theory instruction.

Regs Covered: Unit A1.2.7 Extreme Driving Conditions

This unit must teach driver-trainees about the specific problems presented by extreme driving conditions. The training provided will emphasize the factors affecting the operation of CMVs in cold, hot, and inclement weather and on steep grades and sharp curves. The training provider must teach proper tire chaining procedures.

Overview: For an inexperienced driver, operating a commercial motor vehicle, or CMV, on steep grades or sharp curves can be unnerving. Drivers can safely navigate both when they're prepared with the proper knowledge and approach.

This course is designed to introduce drivers to the challenges of operating a vehicle in extreme driving conditions.

Objectives

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

• Recognize the challenges of driving on steep upgrades and downgrades
• Explain how to safely navigate sharp curves

Outline

The J. J. Keller Entry-Level Driver Training: Extreme Driving Conditions: Mountain Driving online course covers the following topics:

Introduction

• Introduction
• What You'll Learn

Mountain Driving

• Mountain Driving
• Grades
• Upgrades
  • Gauges
  • Engine Heat
  • Keep Right
  • Watch Traffic
• Downgrades
• How Brakes Can Fail
• Braking Technique
• Braking Technique
• Escape Ramps

Curves

• Sharp Curves
• Safe Driving Practices

Conclusion

• Summary

Copyright Date: 2022 (Rev. 4/23)

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