DEFENSIVE DRIVING

Getting Ready to Drive / COURSE CONTENT OF DRIVING SCHOOL / LIGHT VEHICLE (B, B1, B2, BE) /DEFENSIVE DRIVING
  1. Defensive driving - attitude & behavior
  2. Driver Perception & Awareness
    1. SIPDE
      • Scanning process
      • Leaving yourself an out
    2. Factors affecting concentration
      • Man made (distracted driving)
      • Physiological
    3. Factors affecting driving skills
      • Fatigue, drugs & alcohol
    4. Speed Management Limits
      • Limits (maximum & minimum)
      • Two (2) or Three (3) second rule
  3. Safe positioning & distances
    1. Eye clearance and Distance test
      • Looking 10 lo 15 seconds ahead
      • The necessity of mastering horizontal and vertical clearances
    2. Lane positioning
      • Overtaking lanes
      • Slow & fast lanes
      • Motorcycle/bus/truck/bicycle 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
      • National
      • Provincial
      • City / Municipal
      • Barangay Roads
    3. Slopes/Crest & Curves and Mountain Driving
      • Uphill / downhill
      • Winding/Zigzag Road
    4. Adverse Weather Conditions
      • Light rains (Hydroplaning)
      • Heavy rains (Flash floods)
      • Foggy
    5. Other road conditions
      • Dusty
      • Road constructions
  6. Sharing the road
    1. Driving alongside pedestrian, skateboarders, cyclists, bikers, motorcycles, bus and trucks
  7. Road Rage, Anger Management and Stress Management
Release 2.5.4