Driving Preparation Course Curriculum
The course presents interactive instruction covering the following topics:
Vehicle Maintenance
- Understanding the principles of vehicle maintenance.
- Common maintenance requirements.
Vehicle Inspection
- Creating a vehicle inspection checklist.
- Routine pre-operation inspections.
Planning
- maps & gps units
- Evaluating multiple routes
- eliminating distractions
Emergency Supplies
- The importance of being prepared
- useful emergency supplies
- working knowledge of emergency supplies
Securing cargo
- The dangers of unsecured cargo
- Eliminating non job-related cargo from the vehicle
Seat Belts
- Seat belt effectiveness
- Physics of automobile accidents
- Driver and Passenger safety
Cell Phones
- Helpful Cellphone use
- Cellphone as a distraction
- Emergency calls