Video Overview
Reasonable Suspicion Training: Alcohol Driving Impairment
Course Length: 10 Minutes English/12 Minutes Spanish
Video Runtime: 9:30 English/10:07 Spanish
Overview: Carriers with drivers who require a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) need driver supervisors who are trained on alcohol misuse and drug use. They must be familiar with signs of probable misuse. This is an important first step in keeping unsafe, impaired drivers off the road. The Reasonable Suspicion Training curriculum is designed to help learners understand when a driver may be sent for testing and what to do after testing is required.
Alcohol use affects people in different ways. A trained supervisor should know how alcohol consumption can appear as behavioral effects. Those effects can lead to an impairment with driver cognition, motor skills, and reactions times that may lead to dangerous accidents.
Reasonable Suspicion Training: Alcohol Driving Impairment is designed to help driver supervisors understand how alcohol affects a person's driving abilities.
Objectives:
After completing this training, learners will be able to:
- Discuss how alcohol affects different body types
- Identify behavioral effects of alcohol use
- Explain the differences of alcohol content between various beverages
- Recognize the various impairments caused by alcohol use
Outline:
Reasonable Suspicion Training: Alcohol Driving Impairment covers the following topics:
Introduction
- Navigation
- Introduction
- What You'll Learn
Use and Impairment
- Alcohol Use
- Body Types
- Men and Women
- Body Weight
- Other Factors
- BAC and Behavioral Effects
- Legal Limit
- Breath Testing
- Behaviors
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Liquor
- Wine
- Beer
- Serving Sizes
- Driving Impairment
- Cognitive Skills
- Inability of Eyes to Focus
- Motor Skills
- Reaction Time
Conclusion
Regulations Covered: 49 CFR Part 382
Copyright Date: 2023