Drivers need to understand how speed and space management can impact their ability to react to hazards or to stop when needed. As a driver, having a proper space cushion around your vehicle is vital to properly managing your speed and space. As you will see in this course, a driver’s ability to stop is impacted by a number of factors, including perception distance, reaction distance, braking distance, weather, traffic, and construction. In this course, we will expand on these and more factors and provide drivers with information to help them manage their speed and space while on the road.

• Stopping Distance

• Perception Distance

• Reaction Distance

• Braking Distance

• How to Calculate

• Principles

• Ahead

• Behind

• Sides

• Above and Below

Approximately 30 minutes

Testing conducted in this online Defensive Driving for CMV Drivers: Manage Speed & Space course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants are able to repeat the course twice if the pass mark is not achieved.

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available to download and print.