Defensive Driving

For Noncommercial Motorists

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Session Objectives
You will be able to:
Identify driving hazards
Understand defensive driving techniques
Use defensive driving techniques to prevent
accidents and inuries on the road
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Driving Safety Statistics
!omeone is inured
every "# seconds
$ver % million inuries
annually are disabling
& person dies in a
crash every "" minutes
Motor vehicle accidents
are the most common
cause of death
" in ' fatal wor( inuries
involves a vehicle
accident
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Driving Hazards:
Human Error
)ec(less driving
*istracted driving
Fatigue
&ggressive driving
Failure to (eep
vehicles in good
operating condition
*riving under the
influence
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Driving Hazards:
Dangerous Conditions
+ad weather
*ifficult road
conditions
,oor light or glare
-eavy traffic
)oad wor(
&ccidents
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Seat Belts
!aved over "../... lives
,revent crashing into
steering wheel/ dash/
or windshield
0eep you inside vehicle
,rotect body organs
Improve chance of
remaining conscious
0eep you behind the
wheel if you have to
swerve or bra(e suddenly
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Vehicle aintenance
)egular tune1ups
$il changes
Fluid levels
+ra(es
2ire treads
and pressure
3ights/ signals/
and wipers
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!re"Drive #ns$ection
4al(around
inspection
2ires
3ea(s under vehicle
4indows clean/
nothing bloc(ing vision
Mirrors properly
adusted
3ights wor(ing
properly
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Carrying a %oad&
*on5t overload
your vehicle
Ma(e sure everyone
has a seat and
a seat belt
Ma(e sure cargo is
properly secured
+e certain your
vision is not bloc(ed
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#dentify three driving
hazards caused by
human error
Driving Hazards:
#D 'est
(ec)less driving
Distracted driving
*atigue
+ggressive
driving
Vehicles in
$oor o$erating
condition
Driving under
the influence
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#dentify three driving
hazards caused by
dangerous conditions
Driving Hazards:
#D 'est ,cont-.
Bad /eather
Difficult road
conditions
!oor light
or glare
Heavy traffic
(oad /or)
+ccidents
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Driving Hazards
*o you understand
the variety of driving
hazards you could
face on the road6
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+void Collisions
-ead1on collisions
-it from behind
-itting the driver
in front
!ide collisions
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Obey 'raffic (ules
+nd 0se Common Sense
!peed limits
2raffic signs
and signals
Follow the
%1second rule
!ignal your intentions
,ass with care and
only where allowed
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1ee$ +lert and Be !re$ared
0eep your mind on your driving and
your hands on the wheel
!can the road ahead for problems
7hec( mirrors frequently
89pect the une9pected
Yield to other drivers who are determined
to get there first
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+djust to 2eather
+nd (oad Conditions
!low down
2urn on lights and wipers
Increase following
distance to ' seconds
&void puddles
+eware of misty rain
after a dry spell
+e prepared to handle a s(id safely
+eware of icy patches
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Be E3tra Careful at 4ight
0eep windshield clean to improve vision
2urn lights on ":% hour before sunset
Increase following distance to ' seconds
+e e9tra careful on curves and at
intersections
!witch from high to low beams to (eep
from blinding other drivers
If you have trouble/ pull completely off
the road and use flashers
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2atch Out for *atigue
+e especially careful
during late night/ early
morning/ and mid1
afternoon hours
!top/ ta(e a nap/ and
drin( coffee if you5re
tired
!top every so often
over long distances
&void medications
that cause drowsiness
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1ee$ Cool in 'raffic
0eep your
emotions in chec(
2a(e steps to stay
rela9ed no matter what
&llow enough time
to get there
*on5t provo(e
other drivers
)eport aggressive
drivers to the police
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Don5t Drin) or
'a)e Drugs and Drive
&lcohol and drugs impair:
&bility to determine
distances
)eaction time
;udgment
<ision
)emember:
$nly time/ not coffee/
will sober you up
)ide with a
designated driver
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#f 6ou5re #nvolved
#n an +ccident
On Cam$us:
7all ,ublic !afety: 3,7 =1>>>> or 3oop %1#'../
*o not leave the scene?
89change important information?
)eport accident to supervisor?
!upervisor reports accident to )is( Management?
Off Cam$us:
7ontact the police?
*o not leave the scene?
89change important information?
)eport accident to supervisor?
!upervisor reports accident to )is( Management?
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Defensive Driving
'echni7ues: 'rue or *alse
You should (eep % to ' seconds behind
the vehicle in front?
If you go into a s(id/ turn the wheel in the
opposite direction of the s(id?
If you5ve had too much to drin(/ a couple
of cups of coffee will sober you up?
Many drowsy driving accidents occur in
mid1afternoon hours?
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Defensive Driving
'echni7ues
*o you understand
the information
about defensive
driving techniques6
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1ey !oints to (emember
0now the driving hazards you can face
on the road
Maintain your vehicle in good condition
&lways wear a seat belt
Follow traffic rules and obey signs
and signals
+e a safe and defensive driver every day
0now how to respond to an accident
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