Avoiding Rear-End Collisions – Large Vehicles (US)
Rear-end collisions can be very serious since the vehicle that is struck from behind is usually stopped or moving very slowly. The potential for catastrophe is even greater when the vehicle in motion is a large truck and the vehicle that is struck is a smaller vehicle such as an automobile.
This online Avoiding Rear-End Collisions for Large Vehicles course is designed to provide an understanding of common causes of rear-end collisions and what large vehicles drivers can do to reduce the risk of being involved in one.
AVOIDING REAR-END COLLISIONS FOR LARGE VEHICLES ONLINE COURSE TOPICS
- What driver must remember
- Common causes
- Lack of concentration: real life example
- Common causes of rear-end collisions #2 – following distance
- Following distance: real life example
- Common causes of rear-end collisions #3 – running late or being in a hurry
- Running late or being in a hurry: real life example
- Common causes of rear-end collisions #4 – intersections and caution lights
- Intersections and caution lights real life example
- Common causes of rear-end collisions #5 – construction zones
- Construction zones real life example
- Common causes of rear-end collisions #6 – fatigue
- Don’t be an obstruction
- Conclusion
