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Defensive Driving

National Safety Council

Course

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-generated

Key competencies developed through this program

  • KnowledgeApply defensive driving techniques to prevent accidents in common traffic situations including intersections, lane changes, and merging.
    Developing
Skills & Competencies

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
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

Program Details

Detailed information about this program

Deliver the most relevant, leading-edge content to motivate and educate employees to be safe, responsible drivers.

Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

No requirements listed.

Financial Aid

Eligible funding programs

No funding information available.

Scholarships

No scholarships listed.

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Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

Completion Rate

Not reported

Placement Rate

Not reported

Locations

Where this program is offered

No locations specified.

Related Programs

Programs related to this one

No related programs.

Knowledge
Demonstrate 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
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