Defensive Driving & Journey Management

Defensive driving is a type of driver education that teaches them about the rules of the road, best practices, and necessary driving mechanics. Its primary goal is to reduce the risk of driving by predicting potentially dangerous circumstances, adverse conditions, or other people's driving errors.

The first step is to follow the rules of the road, but what's more important for defensive driving is anticipating wrong moves, tendencies to make mistakes, and acts of over-adventure by motorists and promptly taking defensive measures, all of this comes with lot of practice & driving wisdom.

Legal training requirement / obligation on the employer

• Osha: 1926.601
• Indian road traffic rule

Training course content

• Information on self-assessment of driver's mental and physical status.
• Knowledge on set of rules related to stopping distances under different driving conditions.
• Indian traffic rule and sign.
• Journey management plan
• Night journey management plan
• Information about road survey
• Knowledge about accident causing blind spots on road.
• Knowledge on highway emergencies.
• Knowledge on techniques of safe driving skills on hilly and curvy roads, during night, on rain soaked / slippery road and driving in fog.
• On the efforts necessary to coordinate speed, visibility, and stopping distance

Learning outcome of training

• Help in developing all the needed skill sets, practical implementation knowledge of defensive driving practices
• Help in improving the ability to implement and realize specific as per their designations
• Increased ability to take decision effectively

Who should attend the training

• Vehicle /equipment operators
• Trainer and/or manufacturer
• Engineers, manager, supervisor, foreman
• First aid team
• Hse team
• Fire team

Benefits of training

• Defensive driving training will help in getting the most out of your vehicle. It is all about following all the good habits during the driving. Defensive driving, you are ready to meet any situation and you know what to do next. Defensive driving is a skill for life. Defensive driving to the rescue when you find yourself in a road rage situation.