DEFENSIVE DRIVING

Getting Ready to Drive / COURSE CONTENT OF DRIVING SCHOOL / HEAVY VEHICLE (C, CE, D) /DEFENSIVE DRIVING
  1. Defensive driving- attitude & behavior
  2. Driver perception & awareness
    1. SIPDE and PIEV
    2. Factors affecting concentration
      • Man made (distracted driving)
      • Physiological
    3. Factors affecting driving skills
      • Fatigue, drugs & alcohol
    4. Speed management
      • Limits (maximum & minimum)
      • Six second rule
  3. Safe positioning & distances
    1. Eye clearance and Distance test
      • 3 to 6 seconds rule
      • The necessity of mastering clearances both horizontal and vertical
    2. Lane positioning
      • Overtaking lanes
      • Slow & fast lanes
      • Motorcycle/bus/truck lanes
    3. Following distance
    4. Stopping distance
    5. Blind spots
      • Mirror adjustments
      • Head checks
  4. Safe overtaking
    1. Observation
    2. Planning
    3. Judgment
  5. Driving in different road & weather conditions
    1. Light
      • Day
      • Glare
      • Dusk/dawn
      • Night
    2. Road
      • Main
      • Highway
      • City I Municipal
      • Rural I Barangay Roads
    3. Slopes & curves I Mountain Driving
      • Uphill I downhill
      • Winding/zigzag
    4. Weather
      • Light rains (Hydroplaning)
      • Heavy rains (Flash floods)
    5. Other road conditions
      • Foggy
      • Dusty
      • Road constructions
  6. Sharing the road
    1. Driving alongside pedestrians, skateboarders, cyclists, bikers, motorcycles, buses, trucks
  7. Driving Passenger Bus and Straight Trucks
    1. Understanding different parts of straight trucks, articulated and passenger bus
    2. Understanding diffrent types of driving hazards
  8. Road Rage and Stress Management
Release 2.5.4