CORPORATE DRIVER’S DEFENSIVE DRIVING SKILLS

This training course will highlight:

• Self-assessment of driver’s mental and physical status.
• The importance of keen observation and quick anticipation.^**
• Rules relating to stopping distances under varied driving conditions.^**
• Problems taking place in the front (head-on Collision), at the rear and on the sides of the vehicle.^**
• Information on accident-causing blind spots on road.
• Emergencies that confront drivers on highways.
• Techniques of safe driving: during night, on hilly and curvy roads, on rain-soaked/slippery surfaces to avoid skidding.^**
• Laws of Physics related to Vehicle dynamics.
• On the impact of time and space factors in the prevention of accidents.
• The role played by the road markings towards safe motoring.
• On efforts required to coordinate speed, visibility, and stopping distance.
• On tackling problems related to slow-moving vehicles, liquid carriers, and unfavorable weather conditions.
• On helping the drivers to maintain HIGH ALERTNESS through the practice

Key Course Outline

• Five core modules and a choice of three optional modules taught in six hours of Defensive Driving
• Driving and Ergonomics
• Driver Psychology
• Driving Risk Avoidance
• Risk Perception Factors
• Advertising Influences
• Societal Pressures
• Peer Pressure
• Stress and fatigue management
• Vehicle parade
• Adverse conditions in Driving
• Seat Belts and Safety Devices
• Rules and Regulations (Traffic Signs)
• Right of Way
• Sharing the road (bikes, pedestrians, bad drivers)
• How to communicate with other drivers
• Road Rage