Driving Safety: Changing Lanes (US)
14 min! Run Time
Employees
only
of Completion
What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
Changing positions in the flow of traffic can be stressful, and merging or passing is where many collisions happen. This course gives US drivers safe, repeatable techniques to change lanes with confidence.
What this course covers:
- Keeping a cushion of safety around your vehicle
- What blind zones are and how to adjust mirrors to minimize them
- Safe practices for changing lanes
- How to merge into different traffic lanes safely
- Techniques for safely passing other vehicles
Ideal for drivers in the United States and their managers or supervisors.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
Author
Built by safety professionals.
Driving Safety: Changing Lanes (US)
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Frequently Asked Questions
It identifies merging and passing as the points in traffic where many collisions happen, which is why the course focuses there.
Yes, it covers what blind zones are and how to adjust mirrors to minimize them before changing lanes.
It teaches keeping a cushion of safety around your vehicle as part of changing lanes with confidence.
Yes, it covers techniques for safely passing other vehicles alongside guidance for merging into different traffic lanes.
US drivers and the managers or supervisors who oversee them are the intended audience, given how often merging and passing cause collisions.
Changing positions in the flow of traffic can be stressful. When vehicles are passing each other or merging into the same lanes, collisions are a concern. Fortunately, there are some safe techniques drivers can use to prevent accidents. This course is ideal for drivers in the United States and their managers or supervisors.
Course Objectives:
Recall how and why to keep a cushion of safety around vehicles;Know what blind zones are and how to adjust vehicle mirrors to minimize them;Recall safe practices for changing lanes;Know how to safely merge into different traffic lanes;Identify techniques for safely passing vehicles
Duration: 14 min.