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Defensive driving & fleet safety

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for employees. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 7 lessons, 12-question final check. Last reviewed 12 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Explain why driving is a leading cause of work-related deaths and what the fleet policy requires
  • Video
  • Accordion
  • Quiz

  • Recognise major crash risks: distraction, speed, impairment, fatigue, weather
  • Flashcards
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz

  • Apply defensive driving techniques: following distance, scanning, space cushion, intersections, backing
  • Process
  • Checklist
  • Video
  • Quiz

  • Complete a pre-trip inspection and secure cargo
  • Step-by-step
  • Tabs
  • Video
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

  • Follow phone, seat belt and hours rules, including FMCSA rules if you drive a CMV
  • Multi-select quiz

  • Respond correctly after a crash and report it
  • Process
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

Final check: 12 questions, 80% to pass

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Question 1 of 3

Who decides the details of the fleet policy at your workplace?

 

Your employer sets the fleet policy within the law. Read it, ask if it is unclear, and follow it.

Lesson 1, Why this matters, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

Which action best lowers distraction risk?

 

Setting up before you move removes the temptation. A red light is still driving time, and moving while using a screen raises risk.

Lesson 2, Know the hazards, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

Which control is strongest in the hierarchy?

 

Eliminating the risk is the strongest control. A trip you do not drive has no crash risk.

Lesson 3, Control the risk, teaches this. See the outline

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Defensive driving & fleet safety

Completed on12 October 2026
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Style 1 of 6: Teal humanist

Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 9 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 12-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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7 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why this matters · 7 min

    Explain why driving is a leading cause of work-related deaths and what the fleet policy requires.

  • Lesson 2: Know the hazards · 4 min

    Recognise major crash risks: distraction, speed, impairment, fatigue, weather.

  • Lesson 3: Control the risk · 6 min

    Apply defensive driving techniques: following distance, scanning, space cushion, intersections, backing.

  • Lesson 4: Drive defensively · 6 min

    Complete a pre-trip inspection and secure cargo.

  • Lesson 5: CMV drivers (FMCSA) · 4 min

    Follow phone, seat belt and hours rules, including FMCSA rules if you drive a CMV.

  • Lesson 6: When things go wrong · 4 min

    Respond correctly after a crash and report it.

  • Lesson 7: Final assessment · 4 min

    12 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check the rules that apply to you or ask your own counsel.

At hire/before driving for work + annually (best practice); after a preventable crash or violation.

Employees who drive for work - company cars, vans, pickups, personal vehicles on business (sales reps, home health nurses, technicians, delivery drivers); CMV drivers get the FMCSA add-on page.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in the rules that apply to you.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Eligibility, MVR checks, personal-vehicle insurance, phone policy
  • Inspection form
  • Cmv applies
  • Glovebox kit
  • Crash report contact
  • Report deadline
  • Hands-free laws where your drivers operate
  • LMS or record system
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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