Entry-Level Driver Training: Hazard Perception - Spanish

Entry-Level Driver Training: Hazard Perception

Course Length: 15 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 1.3.1 Hazard Perception

This unit must teach driver-trainees to recognize environmental hazards and issues related to the CMV and load, and make the driver-trainee aware that city, county, State, and Federal requirements may apply to such circumstances.

Overview: For the professional driver, any road user or road condition can be a potential hazard. This course introduces drivers to the nature of hazards, the clues to recognizing them, and how to respond to possible emergency situations.

This training is designed to help drivers learn how to identify and avoid hazards while driving.

Objectives

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

• Identify hazardous road conditions and road users
• Explain how to avoid or mitigate hazards
• Respond to emergency traffic situations

Outline

The J. J. Keller Entry-Level Driver Training: Hazard Perception online course covers the following topics:

Introduction

• Introduction
• What You'll Learn

Hazard Recognition

• Hazard Recognition
• Road Hazards
• Drop-offs
• Debris
• Work Zones
  • Attention
  • Blind Spots
  • Signs
  • Distance
  • Speed
  • Tailgating
  • Flaggers
  • Patience
  • Plan
• Off-Ramps
• On-Ramps
• Blind Spot Detection
• Intersections
• Parked Vehicles
• Pedestrians
• Animals
• Disabled Vehicles
• Confused Drivers
• Distracted Drivers
• Fatigued Drivers
• Blocked Vision
• Accidents

Visual Search

• Visual Search
• Observation
• Following Distance

Responding

• Responding
• Emergency Situations
• Changing Lanes
• Shoulder
• Emergency Stop

Conclusion

• Summary

Copyright Date: 2022 (Rev. 4/23)

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