Defensive Driving - Speed Kills: How Speeding Kills
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This training focuses on the critical role of speed in roadway accidents, attributing over 30% of fatal crashes to excessive speed. The course emphasizes the impact of speed on reaction time, vehicle control, and the severity of collisions, discussing how external factors like weather and road conditions compound driving risks. Participants gain insights into the exponential increase in the rate of impact with higher speeds, promoting awareness of the heightened danger associated with speed and its profound impact on road safety. Identify the impact of speed on road safety, including its correlation with fatal accidents and the exponential increase in collision severity with higher speeds. Understand the factors influencing stopping distance, including vehicle type, road conditions, and environmental factors, and their implications for safe driving practices. Develop strategies for promoting safe driving habits, such as maintaining appropriate speeds relative to road conditions, adhering to posted speed limits, and recognizing the importance of reaction time in collision avoidance.
Course Objectives:
Identify the impact of speed on road safety, including its correlation with fatal accidents and the exponential increase in collision severity with higher speeds.;Understand the factors influencing stopping distance, including vehicle type, road conditions, and environmental factors, and their implications for safe driving practices.;Develop strategies for promoting safe driving habits, such as maintaining appropriate speeds relative to road conditions, adhering to posted speed limits, and recognizing the importance of reaction time in collision avoidance.;;
Duration: 7 min.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or higher, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, iPad iOS, Mac OS 10, Apple Safari 8, Android Google Chrome. Works on Mobile, Tablet or Computer.
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Defensive Driving - Speed Kills: How Speeding Kills
This training focuses on the critical role of speed in roadway accidents, attributing over 30% of fatal crashes to excessive speed. The course emphasizes the impact of speed on reaction time, vehicle control, and the severity of collisions, discussing how external factors like weather and road conditions compound driving risks. Participants gain insights into the exponential increase in the rate of impact with higher speeds, promoting awareness of the heightened danger associated with speed and its profound impact on road safety. Identify the impact of speed on road safety, including its correlation with fatal accidents and the exponential increase in collision severity with higher speeds. Understand the factors influencing stopping distance, including vehicle type, road conditions, and environmental factors, and their implications for safe driving practices. Develop strategies for promoting safe driving habits, such as maintaining appropriate speeds relative to road conditions, adhering to posted speed limits, and recognizing the importance of reaction time in collision avoidance.
Course Objectives:
Identify the impact of speed on road safety, including its correlation with fatal accidents and the exponential increase in collision severity with higher speeds.;Understand the factors influencing stopping distance, including vehicle type, road conditions, and environmental factors, and their implications for safe driving practices.;Develop strategies for promoting safe driving habits, such as maintaining appropriate speeds relative to road conditions, adhering to posted speed limits, and recognizing the importance of reaction time in collision avoidance.;;
Duration: 7 min.