Defensive Driving
National Safety Council
Accident prevention and safe driving techniques.
Duration
The 4-hour and 2-hour courses features adaptive curriculum tailored to the participant’s profile, including age, gender, driving behaviors and attitudes, vehicle and geographic location based on a series of responses to questions asked throughout the course.
Credits
Not specified
Cost
Not specified
Format
Hybrid
What You'll Learn
AI-generatedKey competencies developed through this program
- KnowledgeApply defensive driving techniques to prevent accidents in common traffic situations including intersections, lane changes, and merging.Developing
- KnowledgeDemonstrate proper scanning and space management strategies to maintain safe following distances and awareness of surrounding vehicles.Developing
- Hands-onPerform emergency maneuvers including controlled braking and evasive steering following safe driving protocols.Developing
- KnowledgeInterpret traffic signs, signals, and road markings to make appropriate driving decisions in real-time.Developing
- MindsetRespect traffic laws and the safety of other road users by demonstrating courteous and responsible driving behaviors.Developing
- KnowledgeApply appropriate responses to aggressive drivers and road rage situations to de-escalate conflicts and maintain personal safety.Developing
- KnowledgeIdentify hazardous driving conditions and potential collision scenarios in various traffic environments and weather conditions.Emerging
- KnowledgeExplain the relationship between speed, stopping distance, and reaction time under different road and environmental conditions.Emerging
- KnowledgeDescribe the effects of impairment, distraction, and fatigue on driving ability and strategies to mitigate these risks.Emerging
- KnowledgeExplain vehicle maintenance factors that affect safe operation including tire condition, brake function, and visibility systems.Emerging
Skills developed through this program
- Define defensive driving principles and apply the DDC Collision Prevention Formula to prevent collisions
- Recognize how physical, emotional, and mental conditions affect driving performance and apply compensating techniques
- Inspect vehicle equipment and occupant protection systems prior to driving to ensure safe operation
- Apply defensive driving techniques in adverse light, weather, road, and traffic conditions
- Identify and manage impaired, distracted, fatigued, and aggressive driving behaviors in yourself and others
- Recognize unsafe driving behaviors and apply safe alternatives for speeding, intersections, turns, passing, and following distance
Occupations this program prepares you for
Detailed information about this program
Deliver the most relevant, leading-edge content to motivate and educate employees to be safe, responsible drivers.
What you need to earn this credential
No requirements listed.
Eligible funding programs
No funding information available.
Scholarships
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