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Defensive Driving Attitudes
A driver's attitude influences the rate of incidents. Factors such as stress, personal aspects, and the behaviors of other drivers have significant impacts. This award-winning course is designed to assist drivers in comprehending and controlling these elements to preserve rational and objective decision-making abilities, and to prevent impulsive, discourteous, retaliatory, or other risky driving behaviors that could result in incidents, violations, or complaints. Make the smart choice to positively influence your employee's driving attitudes.
Attitudes towards driving can directly impact risk tolerance in corporate drivers and others. Factors such as stress, personal issues, and the behaviors of other drivers are significant influences. The Defensive Driving Attitudes course is designed to help drivers comprehend and control these elements to preserve rational and objective decision-making abilities while on the road, and to prevent impulsive, discourteous, retaliatory, or other risky behaviors that could result in incidents or complaints. This training significantly reduces the likelihood of incidents or accidents by encouraging drivers to reduce speed, obey traffic laws, and show courtesy to other road users.
The Defensive Driving Attitudes course, designed by Thinking Driver, emphasizes the importance of Driver Attitude. It educates employees about the personal factors that influence risk tolerance. As drivers gain a deeper understanding of their own psychology and triggers, and learn how to control their emotions, they become capable of reducing risk tolerance even under stressful driving conditions or when provoked by other drivers. Many users of the Thinking Driver course have seen incident rates drop by up to 90%.
Updated for 2020, this media-rich course engages learners through a variety of on-screen activities such as quizzes, click-to-learn facts, videos, audio commentary, and more. The user interface is intuitive and easy to navigate. Employees appreciate this course because it's engaging, informative, and entertaining, keeping their attention throughout.
This course was created by Spencer McDonald, the internationally recognized expert in road safety, driver psychology, and training, and the founder of Thinking Driver.
*Source: Technical Safety BC (90% reduction in at-fault accidents between 2011 and 2015 using Thinking Driver training courses)
This course will explain how the Five Fundamentals of Defensive Driving can reduce risk and prevent vehicle incidents.
Understanding Triggers
- Explores situations and the actions of other drivers that may cause irritation or changes in decision making as well as an increase in risk-taking behaviour
- •Encourages a more tolerant outlook toward other drivers as a result of self-reflection and assessment
Managing Driving Stress
- Types and sources of driving stress
- How stress affects drivers mentally, emotionally, and physically to promote risk taking behaviour
- What drivers can do to reduce or manage stress and their reaction to it
Anger
- How anger, the most dangerous emotion when mixed with driving can result from unmanaged stress and frustration or from triggers resulting from other driver actions
- Understanding two kinds of anger that can result in reactionary or risk-taking driving actions
- Simple and effective anger management tools that can be used while driving
- How to avoid personal confrontations and road rage incidents
Aggressive Driving
- Understanding the nature of aggressive driving
- Recognizing aggressive driving behaviours and how anyone can turn into an aggressive driver if stressed or provoked
- Identifying how aggressive driving consumes excessive fuel and wears vehicles prematurely
- How to reduce risky driving actions which could cause incidents
- Reducing vehicle abuse, fuel, and repair costs
Emotional IQ
- How willingness to take responsibility for resolving even bad situations in a positive way can reduce stress and empower drivers
- How unrealistic expectations of others leads to disappointment, stress, and escalated risk tolerance
This course is invaluable for everyone who drives as part of their job and faces stress or pressure.
“If you choose no other defensive driving course for your employees, choose this one”
Approximately 90 minutes
Testing carried out throughout this online Defensive Driving Attitudes course is aimed at reinforcing the information presented. To receive a certificate of completion, a mark of 80% must be achieved. Participants have the option to retake the course twice if they do not achieve the pass mark.
Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.
Course Details
Course Length
This course will take roughly 90 minutes
Passing Mark
To pass this training course, you need to score 80% or higher on the quiz
Certificate
Upon the successful completion of this course a certificate with your name will be stored on your profile and available to print
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