Course Descriptions

Motorcoach Backing Basics - 31 minutes

Identifies techniques to minimize backing accidents-the most preventable type of accident. Focuses on ways to avoid backing if at all possible. Includes details on communicating with horns, back-up warning devices and flashers. Emphatically stresses the driver's responsibility in making sure the area behind the vehicle is clear before backing. Offers helpful tips to avoid backing accidents, such as using spotters or physically measuring distances prior to backing.

Motorcoach Intersection Safety - 49 minutes

Identifies one of the most hazardous areas in commercial driving-intersections. Instructs drivers on defensive techniques and maneuvers to reduce the risk of intersection accidents, including damage to parked vehicles or road signs and pedestrian injuries. Discusses preparation for upcoming intersections, responding to traffic signals, making proper turns, safely positioning a motor coach for transferring passengers, maintaining awareness of pedestrians, driver blind spots, recognizing potential problem behaviors of other drivers.

Motorcoach Passing & Lane Changing - 41 minutes

Trains drivers to reduce sideswipe accidents and unnecessary lane changes. Highlights the importance of proper lookout and space management for moving from one lane to another when passing or changing lanes. Features safety training for passing on dangerous two-lane roadways, communicating with turn signals and handling special conditions, such as lane merging.

Motorcoach Pedestrian Awareness - 51 minutes

Teaches drivers to identify behavioral problems and react safely to reduce and, hopefully, eliminate pedestrian accidents. Uses pedestrian behaviors, such as jaywalking, walking against red lights and moving into driver blind spots, to teach drivers to recognize hazards and react safely. Features special situations involving children at play, elderly persons and disabled persons. Highlights the importance of maintaining a diligent lookout in urban areas, rural settings and on the open highway.

Motorcoach Professional Driver - 25 minutes

Ideal safety training for new drivers. Defines the higher level of responsibility a professional driver must assume. Emphasizes preventability rather than fault. Includes the basic elements of defensive driving and explains the concept of the driver as a manager of space, vehicle control and people. Underscores the importance of the driver's role as ambassador for the company, including driving safety, general public safeguards and overall company success.

Motorcoach Space Management - 54 minutes

A vital element in any safety training, proper space management minimizes the most frequent and severe type of motor vehicle accident-the rear-end collision. Defines safe and proper following distances in detail, based on vehicle size and speed. Discusses how adverse weather conditions affect surface and visibility conditions and how following distances are influenced. Stresses the importance of managing side-to-side space and establishing a cushion of space for possible emergency maneuvers. Maintaining proper space cushions is also presented during lane changes, moving to and from ramps and between stopped vehicles. Special attention is placed on responding to vehicles following too closely. Assists in developing fundamental safe driving behavior during changing road conditions and details how to avoid situations leading to hard braking and abrupt turns.

Motorcoach Driver Medical Qualifications - 3 hours 30 minutes

The Motorcoach Driver Medical Qualification Course provides Drivers and Examiners a comprehensive, practical explanation of the federal DOT's regulatory requirements governing driver physical examinations (49 CFR section 391.41). Every commercial driver and medical examiner is responsible for knowing, understanding and complying with the DOT requirements whenever a driver physical examination is required by the federal DOT.