National Safety Council

Session 1

1. Course Outline
2. What's In Our Control
3. What Can Happen
4. Defensive Driving and Collision Prevention
5. Occupant Safety and Vehicle Safety Mechanisms

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Recognize that every behavior is a choice
• Identify their own personal driving behaviors and tendences
• Identify risky driving behaviors
• Identify safe, responsible and respectful driving behaviors
• Identify behaviors that can be controlled and factors beyond a driver's control
• Identify the risks associated with driving without seat belts or proper restraints
• Identify and describe the safe and responsible use of built-in vehicle safety mechanisms, including automated technology features

Session 2

1. Sharing the Road
2. Hazard Recognition and the "What If?" Strategy
3. Deadly Choice: Speeding
4. Aggressive Driving and Road Rage
5. Deadly Choice: Following Too Closely

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Recognize that we share our roads with other drivers and identify our individual responsibilities when driving
• Recognize potential hazards when driving and make appropriate driving choices to avoid those hazards
• Identify the risks associated with speeding
• Identify the risks associated with aggressive driving and road rage
• Choose safe, responsible and respectful driving behaviors
• Identify the risks associated with following too closely

Session 3

1. Deadly Choice: Distracted Driving
2. Deadly Choices: Vehicle and Lane Management
3. Substance Impairment

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Explain the proper procedure for navigating multi-lane roads
• Explain the proper procedures for passing and overtaking
• Identify the risks associated with driving left of center
• Identify the risks associated with turning improperly
• Identify the risks associated with violating right of way
• Identify the risks associated with substance impairment
• Choose safe, responsible and respectful driving behaviors

Session 4

1. Drowsy Driving
2. Recognize the Hazard & Make the Right Choice
3. My Driving Habits & Alternative Choices
4. My Plan

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Identify the risks associated with drowsy driving
• Recognized potential hazards when driving and make appropriate driving choices to avoid those hazards
• Choose appropriate driving behaviors based on different driving situations and conditions
• List the ten habits of defensive driving
• Evaluate their current driving choices and behaviors and identify alternative driving choices they can make
• Create a personal plan to make effective driving choices

Session 1

1. Course Introduction
2. My Current Driving Behaviors
3. What Can Happen
4. The Choices We Make
5. What's In Our Control

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Recognize that every behavior is a choice
• Identify their own personal driving behaviors and tendences
• Identify risky driving behaviors
• Identify safe, responsible and respectful driving behaviors
• Identify behaviors that can be controlled and factors beyond a driver's control

Session 2

1. Defensive Driving and Collision Prevention
2. Who's on the Road
3. Hazard Recognition and "What If?" Strategy
4. Occupant Safety and Vehicle Safety Mechanisms

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Recognize that we share our roads with other drivers and identify our individual responsibilities when driving
• Define Defensive Driving
• Define "preventable collision" and explain the characteristics of a preventable collision
• Explain the NSC Collision Prevention Formula
• Recognize potential hazards when driving and make appropriate driving choices to avoid those hazards
• Identify the risks associated with driving without seat belts or proper restraints
• Identify and describe the safe and responsible use of built-in vehicle safety mechanisms, including automated technology features

Session 3

1. Deadly Choice: Speeding
2. Deadly Choice: Following Too Closely
3. Aggressive Driving and Road Rage
4. Deadly Choice: Distracted Driving

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Identify the risks associated with speeding
• Identify the risks associated with following too closely
• Identify the risks associated with aggressive driving and road rage
• Identify different driving distractions
• Identify the risks associated with distracted driving
• Choose safe, responsible and respectful driving behaviors

Session 4

1. Substance Impairment
2. Drowsy Driving
3. Know Your Traffic Laws
4. Recognize the Hazard and Make the Right Choice, Part 1
5. Multi-lane Roads

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Identify the risks associated with substance impairment
• Identify the risks associated with drowsy driving
• Choose safe, responsible and respectful driving behaviors
• Identify key traffic laws and consequences for not obeying those laws
• Choose appropriate driving behaviors based on different driving situations and conditions
• Explain the proper procedure for navigating multi-lane roads

Session 5

1. Deadly Choice: Turning Improperly
2. Passing and Overtaking
3. Deadly Choice: Driving Left of Center
4. Deadly Choice: Violating Right of Way
5. Roadway Maintenance and Construction

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Explain the proper procedures for passing and overtaking
• Identify the risks associated with driving left of center
• Identify the risks associated with turning improperly
• Choose safe, responsible and respectful driving behaviors
• Identify different road conditions drivers may encounter and explain techniques for safely handling each
• Identify the risks associated with violating right of way

Session 6

1. Dealing with Other Road Users
2. Recognize the Hazard and Make the Right Choice, Part 2
3. 10 Habits of Defensive Driving
4. My Plan

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Identify other users of the road and explain techniques for dealing with each
• Recognize the challenges drivers of larger vehicles face when driving, and explain how to safely and effectively share the road with larger vehicles
• Explain proper techniques for dealing with school buses
• Explain proper techniques for dealing with emergency vehicles
• Recognized potential hazards when driving and make appropriate driving choices to avoid those hazards
• List the ten habits of defensive driving
• Create a personal plan to make effective driving choices

Session 1

1. Course Introduction
2. My Current Driving Behaviors
3. What Can Happen
4. The Choices We Make
5. What's In Our Control

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Recognize that every behavior is a choice
• Identify their own personal driving behaviors and tendences
• Identify risky driving behaviors
• Identify safe, responsible and respectful driving behaviors
• Identify behaviors that can be controlled and factors beyond a driver's control

Session 2

1. Defensive Driving and Collision Prevention
2. Who's on the Road
3. Hazard Recognition and "What If?" Strategy
4. Occupant Safety and Vehicle Safety Mechanisms

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Recognize that we share our roads with other drivers and identify our individual responsibilities when driving
• Define Defensive Driving
• Define "preventable collision" and explain the characteristics of a preventable collision
• Explain the NSC Collision Prevention Formula
• Recognize potential hazards when driving and make appropriate driving choices to avoid those hazards
• Identify the risks associated with driving without seat belts or proper restraints
• Identify and describe the safe and responsible use of built-in vehicle safety mechanisms, including automated technology features

Session 3

1. Deadly Choice: Speeding
2. Deadly Choice: Following Too Closely
3. Aggressive Driving and Road Rage
4. Deadly Choice: Distracted Driving

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Identify the risks associated with speeding
• Identify the risks associated with following too closely
• Identify the risks associated with aggressive driving and road rage
• Identify different driving distractions
• Identify the risks associated with distracted driving
• Choose safe, responsible and respectful driving behaviors

Session 4

1. Substance Impairment
2. Drowsy Driving
3. Know Your Traffic Laws
4. Recognize the Hazard and Make the Right Choice, Part 1
5. Multi-lane Roads

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Identify the risks associated with substance impairment
• Identify the risks associated with drowsy driving
• Choose safe, responsible and respectful driving behaviors
• Identify key traffic laws and consequences for not obeying those laws
• Choose appropriate driving behaviors based on different driving situations and conditions
• Explain the proper procedure for navigating multi-lane roads

Session 5

1. Deadly Choice: Turning Improperly
2. Passing and Overtaking
3. Deadly Choice: Driving Left of Center
4. Deadly Choice: Violating Right of Way
5. Roadway Maintenance and Construction
6. Trains and Grade Crossings

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Explain the proper procedures for passing and overtaking
• Identify the risks associated with driving left of center
• Identify the risks associated with turning improperly
• Choose safe, responsible and respectful driving behaviors
• Identify different road conditions drivers may encounter and explain techniques for safely handling each
• Identify the risks associated with violating right of way

Session 6

1. Dealing with Other Road Users
2. Recognize the Hazard and Make the Right Choice, Part 2
3. Review: Avoiding the Six Deadly Choices
4. 10 Habits of Defensive Driving

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Identify other users of the road and explain techniques for dealing with each
• Recognize the challenges drivers of larger vehicles face when driving, and explain how to safely and effectively share the road with larger vehicles
• Explain proper techniques for dealing with school buses
• Explain proper techniqques for dealing with smaller vehicles, including pedal cycles
• Explain proper techniques for dealing with emergency vehicles
• Describe specific hazards posed by crossing rail grades
• List the ten habits of defensive driving

Session 7

1. What Happens When...
2. Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance
3. Dealing with Immediate Danger
4. Was It Preventable?

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Identify potential consequences of choosing driving behaviors that are not safe, responsible and respectful
• Explain the importance of proper vehicle maintenance
• Describe the steps for completing vehicle inspections and scheduled maintenance
• Describe steps for addressing different types of immediate danger that may be encountered when driving
• Identify the risks associated with specific driving choices and behaviors
• Choose safe, responsible and respectful driving behaviors

Session 8

1. My Driving Habits
2. Alternative Choices
3. My Plan

Objectives: After completing this session, participants should be able to:

• Evaluate their current driving choices and behaviors and identify alternative driving choices they can make
• Identify alternative driving behaviors they can choose when driving
• Create a personal plan to make effective driving choices