PRINTER FRIENDLYDefensive Driving: Four-Hour Instructor Course (DDC-4)
The Defensive Driving Course (DDC-4) can help your organization increase your profitability by reducing the number of insurance claims, time away from work due to injuries and the cost of vehicle repairs. Our instructor course features updated curriculum and facilitation methods and allows the instructor to confidently adapt their teaching style to meet the unique needs and characteristics of their audience. DDC-4 offers practical strategies to reduce collision-related injuries, fatalities and costs. It addresses the importance of attitude in preventing crashes, and reinforces good driving skills. Let our experienced trainers provide you with the tools and knowledge to become an excellent trainer for your organization.
Why should you attend?
DDC-4 is a cost-effective way to ensure all your drivers develop safe, defensive driving habits and attitudes. DDC-4 is a fast-paced, four-hour driver improvement program that also makes an ideal refresher course. This course offers a fresh look into contemporary driving issues that impact our behavior and safety on the road way.
Topics covered in the instructor course include:
- Aggressive driving and road rage
- Fatigue and drowsy driving
- How driver behavior and mental conditions affect driving
- Defensive driving techniques
- The crash impact on passengers
- How to avoid a collision and case study scenarios
- Personal driving style evaluation
- Hazard recognition and collision avoidance
- Emotional impairment, common driving irritation and “Pet Peeves”
- The “Fatal Four” causes of a crash
- Driving skills inventory and assessments
- Occupant protection laws and graduate driver's licensing
- Vehicle malfunctions and maintenance
*Course cost includes the Instructor kit. Additional materials are required to conduct training courses. For more information, contact Brandee Sommer, Training and Development Specialist for the Utah Safety Council at (801) 478-7878 ext. 307.
| Dates | Time | Cost |
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March 25-26, 2010 |
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Member: $340 |
| Non-Member: $440 |
