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Canada Driver Training: Defensive Driving: Driving Emergencies
Course Length:20 Minutes
Overview: Loss of vehicle control is scary. Even the most prepared and alert driver will experience a tire blowout or other emergency during his or her driving career. This course will address appropriate responses to common emergencies and teach drivers how to maintain directional control.
Canada Driver Training: Defensive Driving: Driving Emergencies is designed to help commercial drivers learn how to recognize and respond to driving emergencies in a safe manner.
This training is offered as a part of a more comprehensive curriculum on this topic. See the description for the Canada Driver Training: Defensive Driving Curriculum for additional information.
Objectives:
After completing this training, 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
Outline:
Canada Driver Training: Defensive Driving: Driving Emergencies covers the following topics:
Introduction
- Navigation
- Introduction
- What You'll Learn
Topic
Evasive Steering
- Escape Routes
- Affecting Factors
- Steering Technique
- Seat Belts
- Special Maneuvers
- Avoiding an Oncoming Vehicle
- Avoiding a Stopped or Stationary Vehicle
- Avoiding a Merging Vehicle
Emergency Braking
- Braking Techniques
- Controlled Braking
- Stab Braking
Off-Road Recovery
- General Procedures
- Brake
- Minimize Turning
- Return to the Road
- Countersteer
- Drop-Off
Brake Failure
- Causes of Brake Failure
- Loss of Brake Pressure
- Air Blockage
- Brake Fade
- Mechanical Failure
- General Procedures
- Downshift
- Find an Escape Route
Tire Blowouts
- Causes of Blowouts
- Effects of Blowouts
- Signs of Blowouts
- Sound
- Vibration
- Steering
- Dealing With a Blowout
Hydroplaning
- Causes of Hydroplaning
- Preventing Hydroplaning
- Responding to Hydroplaning
Rollovers
- Causes of Rollovers
- Preventing a Rollover
Conclusion
Regulations Covered: N/A
Copyright Date: 2023
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