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DEFENSIVE DRIVING
DEFENSIVE DRIVING
LESSON TOPIC:
DEFENSIVE DRIVING
OBJECTIVES:
o To review procedures and techniques to help avoid placing the driver, vehicle
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
The driver will:
limitations of the bus, and their own physical and mental limitations as far as
driving is concerned.
dangers associated with drivers, vehicles and natural and man-made conditions;
and
involved.
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INTRODUCTION:
Incident investigators report that between 95% to 99%
incidents.
by defensive driving.
SHOW TRANSPARENCIES AND
READ ALOUD TO CLASS. DEFENSIVE DRIVING
DEFENSIVE DRIVING is defined as a set of
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driving.
DRIVER CONDITIONS You can’t act if you have not recognized the potential
VEHICLE CONDITIONS hazard and all the recognition in the world won’t help if
NATURAL CONDITIONS
MAN-MADE CONDITIONS you can’t understand the necessary defense and act in
time.
must face.
PUT A CHECK BY “DRIVER DRIVER’S CONDITION
CONDITIONS” ON THE BOARD.
Let’s start with you, the driver. When you drive a
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C. maintenance procedures
E. defensive driving
F. first aid
DRIVER’S SKILL
As with knowledge, a driver without the necessary
skills is also a hazard when he/she is on the road with a
maneuvers, and
B. operate all equipment (including emergency
equipment).
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A. fatigue
B. sickness
C. defective eyesight
D. defective hearing
E. emotional instability
DRIVER’S ATTITUDE
The last driver condition to check for potential
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A. alert;
B. thinking positively;
DRIVER SUMMARY
In summary, the first and most often overlook area of
disaster.
VEHICLE CONDITIONS
PLACE A CHECK BY “VEHICLE
It is obvious now that the driver may constitute a
CONDITIONS” ON THE BOARD.
hazard. In this section, we’ll turn our attention to the
POINT TO THE FORMULA.
vehicle and ask a similar question.
applicable.
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SUMMARY
To summarize quickly, plus offer a little review, let’s
IV).
9 BATTERY
9 HEADLIGHTS
9 HEATER
9 TURN SIGNALS
9 WINDOWS
9 BELTS
9 HORN
9 MIRRORS
9 FLASHERS
9 SEATS
9 COOLANT
9 BRAKES
9 WINDSHIELD
9 BRAKE LIGHTS
9 DOORS
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9 OIL
9 EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT
9 ENGINE
9 TRANSMISSION
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DEFENSIVE DRIVING
TEST
**PLEASE ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE**
2. _____ An example of a vehicle condition that could lead to a hazardous situation is the
driver being intoxicated.
KEY