DT01 Basic Driver Safety Training

Target Participant: Novice Driver with License

Course Duration: 6 hours

Participant Numbers: Minimum of 10, Maximum of 14

Certificate: Provided

Vehicles: Participant Provided (Vehicles can be provided at an extra expense)

Spectators: Not permitted

Theory – Covers basic road safety concepts and the key principals of defensive driving including:

• Understanding of how a drivers attitudes, motivations, and risk taking behaviour can affect that drivers safety and the safety of other road users
• The Golden Rules of Defensive Driving and how to apply them to everyday driving
• The importance of correctly inflated tyres and the condition and type of tyres
• Road laws and the importance of abiding

Practical – The aim of these exercises is to educate drivers in:

• Basic vehicle dynamics
• The correct systems of car control : seating, vision, and steering
• Correct braking techniques for both ABS and non-ABS vehicles
• Skid causation, basic skid control, and skid prevention
• Raising the drivers level of awareness in relation to speed, reaction times and stopping distances
• Learn how your vehicle reacts in emergency situations

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