Published Jul 2026
Harsh Driving: Braking, Acceleration & Cornering
Harsh braking, harsh acceleration and harsh cornering are the clearest signs of aggressive driving. AVLView ships three driver-safety templates so you can catch each manoeuvre the moment it happens — great input for your driver scorecard.

How to set it up
- Go to Alerts > Rules and click Create rule.
- Pick the matching driver-safety template — Harsh Braking, Harsh Acceleration or Harsh Cornering — or choose Start from scratch.
- Adjust the condition to match how you operate.
- Choose which vehicles or groups the rule applies to.
- Set a schedule — Always, Business Hours, Outside Business Hours or Custom.
- Pick the notification channels — In-App, Push, Email or SMS.
- Click Save. When the rule triggers, the alert lands in your Alerts Inbox and notifications go out.
What you can set
- Harsh Braking — an EVENT that fires on deceleration above 15 km/h/s.
- Harsh Acceleration — an EVENT that fires on acceleration above 12 km/h/s.
- Harsh Cornering — an EVENT that fires when cornering force exceeds 0.4 g.
- Vehicles / groups — apply the rule to one vehicle, a group or the whole fleet.
- Schedule — Always, Business Hours, Outside Business Hours or Custom.
- Notifications — In-App, Push, Email or SMS.
- Behaviour settings — fine-tune to cut noise from routine driving.
Create one rule per manoeuvre for granular control, or document all three together for a single driver-safety policy.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a special sensor?
No. Harsh-driving events are derived from the tracking device's motion data, so no extra hardware is required.
Can I run all three manoeuvres from one rule?
Yes — you can document all three together, or split them into separate rules if you want different thresholds or notifications per manoeuvre.
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