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Defensive Driving Training

Defensive driving training teaches drivers how to avoid accidents through safe driving practices. Some key points covered include: - Motor vehicle accidents are a leading cause of death and injury, with over 2 million disabling injuries occurring each year in the US. Defensive driving focuses on driving safely despite the actions of others. - Following traffic rules, properly maintaining one's vehicle, obeying speed limits, allowing sufficient following distance between vehicles, and avoiding distractions like cell phone use can help prevent accidents. - Intersections, vehicles ahead, behind, passing, being passed, oncoming traffic, and at intersections are some of the most common situations for accidents to occur if not driven defensively. - In addition

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Defensive Driving Training

Defensive driving training teaches drivers how to avoid accidents through safe driving practices. Some key points covered include: - Motor vehicle accidents are a leading cause of death and injury, with over 2 million disabling injuries occurring each year in the US. Defensive driving focuses on driving safely despite the actions of others. - Following traffic rules, properly maintaining one's vehicle, obeying speed limits, allowing sufficient following distance between vehicles, and avoiding distractions like cell phone use can help prevent accidents. - Intersections, vehicles ahead, behind, passing, being passed, oncoming traffic, and at intersections are some of the most common situations for accidents to occur if not driven defensively. - In addition

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Defensive Driving Training

Introduction
• Someone is injured every 18 seconds

• Over 2 million disabling injuries every year

• A person dies in a crash every 40 minutes

• Motor vehicle accidents are the most common cause of death

• 1 in 4 fatal work injuries involves a vehicle accident


What is Defensive Driving?
“Driving to save LIVES, TIME and MONEY in spite of the conditions around you and the
actions of others . (NSC)
Traffic rules
• Traffic rules are guides to safe driving, so they should be
obeyed.

• Disobeying rules is a major cause of traffic accidents.

• Defensive drivers obey the rules of the road.

• By following them they insure the safety of everyone.


Vehicle Inspection

Just as safe driving is the responsibility of each driver, so is the condition


of the vehicle.

If your assigned vehicle is not safe to drive, it doesn’t matter how


defensively you drive. You are an accident waiting to happen.
SPEED LIMITS

Maximum Speed Maximum Speed Maximum Speed Maximum Speed No Smoking While Driving
Inside TCF-2 Camp & Inside TCF-2 Road On TCF-2 Asphalt Road On Highway
Laydown

Do not Use Mobile Phone Wear Your Seat Belt


No Fatigue Driving Don’t Eat Or Drink
While Driving While Driving
While Driving
KM.PH.
Maximum Speed is
allowed in side
camp /Laydown
Area
KM.PH.
Maximum
Speed is allowed
in side TCF-2
Area
KM.PH.
Maximum
Speed is allowed on
TCF-2 Asphalt
KM.PH
Maximum
Speed is allowed
on Highway Road
DOUBLE LINE
LANE USAGE

Passing is Passing is No Passing Is


Allowed Allowed only Allowed
when Safe in the broken
line side.
Intersection Stop Sign
At intersections controlled by stop signs, stop your vehicle completely behind the crosswalk. Look
left, look right, look left again, proceed cautiously
Following Distance
• You are at a safe stopping distance behind a vehicle at a traffic light if you can see that vehicle's
rear tires.

• Use the 3 Seconds Rule when judging your distance from the vehicle in front of you.
CELLPHONE

• No driver to use mobile phone while driving.

• No phone calls to be made or received by the driver while vehicle is on the move.

• Driver to have passenger answer phone calls or park in the safe place if calls are important
and needed to be answered.
Types of Accidents to Avoid
Six common situations hold the potential for vehicle accidents:

1) Vehicles ahead of you.


2) Vehicles behind you.
3) Passing a vehicle.
4) When being passed.
5) Oncoming vehicles.
6) Vehicles at intersections.
Accidents costs money…
When you are involved in an accident you will be spending money on
vehicle damages and repairs, hospital costs, insurances, legal fees etc.
Think about your World?
Who are the
People the you
care about?
Think about
them when you
drive as your life
is valuable to
them.
Believe in
Always remember
Keeping Drive Safely
You Safe

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