Overview:

• Can help you save time, money, and most importantly, lives
• Discusses driver, vehicle, and roadway factors that can lead to night-time incidents and crashes
• Provides helpful tips for increasing night-driving safety
• Covers important information drivers need to know about driving at night:
  • Headlights
  • Glare
  • Speed
  • Impaired drivers
  • Animals
  • Visibility
  • Fatigue
  • And more
• Ready-to-use training program includes several components
• Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired

This program covers a critical safety topic in 10 minutes and keeps your drivers' attention with dramatic footage, dynamic graphics, 3-D animation, hazard perception challenge scenarios, and "Road Wise" commentary from seasoned transport pros.

Program Components

• (1) 10-Minute DVD- Combines engaging video and editing technology with expertise from industry professionals at all levels.
• (1) Trainer Bulletin - Provides background info on the topic covered and gives a brief overview of the video. Also includes a 5-question quiz and handout exercise for drivers.
• (11) Driver Skill Cards - Recap key points from the training program and include receipts for you and the driver to document training.

DVD Main Menu

• Play Program – Plays entire main program.
• Chapter Selections – Allows easy access to specific subtopics for more focused training. (Items in boldface are actual menu selections.)
  • Hazard Perception Challenge Question – The video opens with a night driving scenario.
  • Introduction – Explains that nighttime driving needs to be taken seriously due to three major factors that affect driving at night: the vehicle, the road, and the driver.
  • Vehicle Factors – Discusses how to get your vehicle ready for night driving.
  • Road Factors – Reviews why you shouldn't over-drive your ability to see the road up ahead at night, so you can be prepared for potential hazards. Also reminds the need to look out for other drivers and animals.
  • Driver Factors – Reviews the need to be aware of your visual limitations at night caused by fatigue and headlight glare.
  • Tips for Driving at Night – Covers driving at the proper speed, increasing your following distance, driving defensively, and other tips.
  • Conclusion – Emphasizes the need to know your limitations when driving at night.
  • Hazard Perception Challenge Answer – The video closes with a night driving scenario.
• Review – Provides a quick way to refresh memory on key points of the program to better aid retention.
• Commentary – Additional interviews of industry professionals.
• Quiz – 10 interactive questions; offers correct/incorrect remediation to reinforce effectiveness of training.
• Message for Management – Gives introduction to the training program and topic for trainers/management.
• Previews – Offers a sneak peek at a related training program.

Producer: J.J. Keller