Avoid Driving Distractions in the Transit Industry

Novi -- Free-Press-Release.com-- Dec 1, 2011 -- Drivers are exposed to countless distractions every time they get on the road; from cell phone calls and text messages to eating and adjusting the radio. A driver’s attention is constantly being pulled from the road ahead. As an employee of the transit industry you must contend with further distractions, including the noise from rowdy passengers or an incoming message on your mobile data terminal. “Distracted Driving: At What Cost? Transit Version” is the latest interactive training course available from Mastery Technologies. Aurora Pictures, a top producer of safety and human resources training, produced this video training program. This course is available online for immediate training or to install on a customer’s learning management system.

This course explains the effects of being distracted while driving, what constitutes a distraction, and how to take control of distractions. The course uses a reenactment of a distracted driving collision to illustrate the cause and effects on all those involved. The course presents a detailed look at distractions specific to the transit industry and bus operator procedures.

After successfully completing the course drivers should be better prepared to safely avoid or manage driving distractions. Bus operators practicing the procedures demonstrated in this training can avoid driving distractions and help prevent accidents.

The Advantage™ course is available for pay-per-play pricing at $19.95 per play. Mastery awards continuing education units (CEUs) for the completion of the course; additionally learners may print certificates of course completion from the web site.
As an Advantage™ course, lesson interactions are included, providing opportunities for the worker to apply what he or she learned. To ensure the promise of mastering all course objectives, each missed question is followed by a review of the specific content. At the end of each lesson’s quiz, the learner’s attention is focused on personal areas of difficulty until mastery is successfully demonstrated.

About Mastery Technologies Inc.

Mastery Technologies, founded in 1974, has partnered with leading video content providers to co-produce the largest interactive multimedia training library available to the workplace health, safety and environmental marketplace. Today, Mastery is extending their model to encompass all areas of workplace training. They have helped thousands of companies develop greater competency and have created safer and secure workplaces. By expanding the scope of training they believe they can expand customer benefits, building more successful and effective organizations. Mastery’s ultimate vision is to help reach every working individual with quality training.

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Kirk Berry
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