Session 1 Objectives:

• Identify risky attitudes and behaviors that cause problems on the road
• Explain the difference between good driving and defensive driving
• Explain what it means to be a defensive driver
• Identify whether a collision was preventable
• List the three basic steps in collision avoidance (DDC Collision Prevention Formula)
• Explain how to consistently recognize driving hazards
• List personal benefits of improving driving attitudes and behaviors

Session 2 Objectives:

• Identify the driver conditions that result in collisions and violations
• Explain the effects that drugs, illegal and legal, may have on driving ability.
• Identify alternatives to drug-impaired driving
• Explain why drivers choose safe and unsafe behaviors
• Explain the effects of impaired physical and mental driver conditions on driving safety
• Identify ways to adjust and compensate for adverse physical and mental conditions
• List techniques you van use to safely maintain control in adverse driving situations

Session 3 Objectives:

• The six most common types of driving errors that contribute to collisions
• Reasons drivers choose to speed
• Alternatives to speeding
• How to safely approach and proceed through all intersections
• Identify the hazards involved in passing
• How to evaluate a potential passing situation
• Three steps needed to complete a safe pass
• How to avoid a head-on collision
• How to determine safe following distance

Session 4 Objectives:

• Recognize uncontrollable driving conditions that contribute to collisions
• Identify driving hazards associated with these driving conditions in time to avoid them
• List defensive driving maneuvers that help us maintain control in, and cope with, each uncontrollable driving condition.

Session 5 Objectives:

• Personal benefits of proper use of occupant restraints for adults and children
• The appropriate defensive driving strategy to avoid a collision in any given driving situation
• Identify personal behaviors and decisions you will make in future driving situations to avoid collisions and violations
• Successfully complete the post-test with 80 percent correct answers

Also See NSC - Defensive Driving Course - 8/6