DESCRIPTION:
This course describes procedures and techniques drivers should use to safely operate commercial or passenger-carrying vehicles. It also discusses first-aid techniques, health considerations, and awareness topics useful to transportation services professionals. This course is presented in two semesters.
Semester 1 describes defensive driving techniques. It discusses safety measures, proper use of various types of traffic lanes, proper turning and parking techniques, road awareness and ways to identify the misuse/abuse of alcohol and drugs. It also defines road rage and discusses its causes and effects.
Semester 2 describes procedures and techniques drivers should use to safely operate passenger-carrying vehicles, including adverse driving conditions. It also presents appropriate first-aid techniques for emergencies as well as strategies for awareness of potential violent or threatening situations.
CREDITS:
1 Credit
PREREQUISITES:
Commercial Driving 3
Semester 1
- Commercial Driving IV: Semester 1 Pretest
- Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Driving
- Defensive Driving
- Expressway Driving
- Signals, Signs, and Markings
- Intersection Safety
- Speed Limits and Official Stops
- Driving Conditions Requiring Heightened Awareness
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Safety Belts and Child Safety
- Vehicle and Roadway Emergencies
- Sharing the Road
- Pedestrian Traffic
- Traffic Lanes
- Making Turns
- Proper Parking Techniques
- The Threat of Road Rage
- Drug Misuse and Abuse
- Alcohol Misuse and Abuse
- Commercial Driving IV: Semester 1 End of Semester Exam
Semester 2
- Commercial Driving IV: Semester 2 Pretest
- Pretrip Air Brake Inspection
- Knowing Your Route
- Vehicle Operation
- Blind Spots, Danger Zones, and Mirrors
- Inclement Weather and Adverse Conditions
- First Aid
- Bloodborne Pathogen Awareness
- Medical Emergency Awareness
- Security Awareness
- Situational Awareness
- Violence and De-escalation
- Discrimination in the Workplace
- Harassment at Work
- Employment Hot Topics
- Commercial Driving IV: Semester 2 End of Semester Exam