National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course

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Learning Objectives

Hone your driving skills in this National Safety Council course. This four-hour training and education program is valuable training for anyone who operates a municipal or board of education vehicle. During this training, you will learn the benefits and the techniques of defensive driving.

Emotions and risky driving attitudes contribute to accidents. You will learn to spot the common types of driving errors that contribute to collisions, and the driving skills and techniques that help prevent collisions and violations. You'll be taught how to make safe and legal turns, evaluate and overcome the hazards of passing, and how to avoid a head-on collision. You will also be taught techniques you can use to maintain control in adverse driving situations.

Training and education program topics include:

• How to think defensively when driving.
• Recognizing road hazards.
• Understanding driver habits and behaviors.
• Collision avoidance techniques.
• Common driving violations that result in accidents.
• Personal responsibility when driving.
• Your driving environment.
• Drugs and alcohol driving issues.
• Backing safety.

NOTE: Participants need to bring their driver's license or license number to the workshop. This is not a CDL or school bus driver course

Audience

This training and education program is designed for:

• Operators of cars, vans, minivans, pickups
• Public Works employees
• Parks & Recreation staff
• Operators of school vehicles
• Maintenance personnel
• Volunteers who transport employees or students
• Coaches
• Pool car drivers
• Home health aid workers

"An estimated 77% of accidents are due to driver error. Defensive driver training greatly reduces your risk of being involved in a preventable crash."

National Safety Council