Unfortunately, we cannot control all of the possibilities when it comes to driving. One of the largest unpredictable risks is the weather and how it will behave. We can never be certain when it is going to rain, sleet, snow, etc…
Chapters
Chapter 1: Weather
- Reacting To Poor Weather:
- ALWAYS Slow Down:
- Rain:
- Driving In Rain:
- Hydroplaning:
- Avoid & Recover:
- Caught In The Middle:
- Tornadoes:
- Tornadoes: Cont.
- Hurricanes:
- High Winds:
- High Winds: Vehicles
- Lightning Storms:
- Snow & Ice:
- Driving In Bad Conditions:
- Ice:
- Driving & Ice:
- Hail:
- Fog:
- Hot Weather, Hot Roads:
- Overheating:
- More On Hot Weather:
- Floods:
- Turn Around, Don’t Drown!
- Flood Warnings!
- Driving & The Weather:
- Video: Hydroplaning
Chapter 2: Weather & Traction
- Losing Traction:
- Vehicle Engineering:
- Poor Weather Affects Traction:
- Traction Loss & Driving Maneuvers:
- Video: Roll
- Video: Pitch
- Video: Yaw
- Balance & Weight Distribution:
- Other Drivers:
- Compensate for Traction Loss:
- Inclines & Declines:
- The Balancing Act:
- Vehicles are Balanced Differently:
- Understand Your Vehicle!
- Traction: Reducing Risks!
- Traction Loss (Front Wheels):
- Traction Loss (Front Wheels): Cont.
- Traction Loss (Rear Wheels):
- Handle Traction Loss: Rear
- Steering Out Of A Skid:
- Anti-lock Braking Systems:
- Electronic Stability Programs:
- Traction Control Systems:
- Don’t Slip & Slide:
Chapter 3 - Emergency Situations
- Potential / Immediate Emergency Situations:
- Situation 1: Head-On-Collisions:
- Situation 2: Collision With Stationary Objects or Obstacles
- Situation 3: Driving Off The Road:
- Situation 4: Rolling a Vehicle:
- Situation 5: Broadside Collisions / T-Bone Collisions:
- Situation 6: Rear-End Collisions:
- Situation 7: Sideswipe Collisions:
- Reducing Risks:
- Steering out of the way:
- Increasing Speed:
- Braking / Slowing Speed:
- Do the best you can…
- The Braking System:
- Debris & Road Obstacles:
- Eyes On The Road:
- Your Responsibilities:
- The Scene Of An Accident:
- HAVE TO STOP:
- Parked Car Collisions:
- Property Damages:
- The Good Samaritan Law:
- The Good Samaritan Law: Cont.
- Scary Stuff...
- Video: Before EMS
- Video: First On The Scene