2-Days Defensive and Safe Driving Training.

2-Days Defensive and Safe Driving Training.

Day 1

Session 1

Safety Moment: Drunk Driving and Mobile Phone Driving, Which is the most Dangerous?

v What is Driving and Traffic?

Ask a Driver/Motorist to define Driving or Traffic, you will be amazed that none will be able to do that by 50%. The reason why Road Traffic Crashes(RTCs) still occur on our roads is because most drivers know next to nothing of what they are doing on the road. And when you are not informed you are deformed. This training will be able to establish what driving is all about and what traffic is not. Which will enable drivers/Motorist to give out what they have because you cannot give out what you don’t have. Ability to define what driving and traffic is, is a first step to driving safely on the road.

v 4 Rules of Defensive Driving based on Keith Lane System

What participants will learn includes the:

· Definitive facts of Defensive Driving-What is this Defensive Driving.

· The 2 Second Rule, The primary rule to protect the front and rear of our vehicle whilst moving.

· Lane’s Diagonal Rule, Always position yourself DIAGONALLY to other vehicles, when travelling in a multilane system at a similar speed to other traffic", i.e. don't travel alongside another vehicle which is steering, or which may steer, as you may come into contact.

· Queuing Distance Rule, This certainly raises many interesting points. Most driving instructors worldwide teach that when stopping in a traffic queue, it is sufficient that the driver behind can see the rear tyres of the car ahead, but as the bonnet of a modern car is shorter than many years ago, and on most cars the bonnet slopes down quite steeply, this may now only give a gap of about 2 metres, whereas previously it would have been longer.

· Door Width Rule, How to maintain space at the sides of vehicles and its proportionate multiples depending upon our speed when passing stationary objects.

v Tiredness and Fatigue Management; Most RTCs occur because drivers are either tired or fatigued.It is very important that drivers understand how tiredness can affect their concentration while driving. Fatigue on its own is accumulated tiredness. Many drivers drive until they fall asleep on the steering and some even find it hard to sleep which is another cause of accident.Participant will be addressed with the issue of insomnia,Apnoea and Microsleeps which can impair their driving and thus could lead to RTCs. It will also enable participants to know how to manage tiredness by knowing the times of the day that is dangerous to drive.How many hours of driving they need to drive continuously before they must rest so as not to lead to tiredness. What they can do when they are tired is what this topic will tend to achieve.Also Participants will learn:

· Who is at risk

· What the law says

· Factors Contributing to tired driving

· Tips to prevent Fatigue

· Warning signs of Tiredness

Session 2

v Drinking and Driving; Drunk driving is one of the causes of RTCs and it is very important that Drivers acknowledge this fact. The following will be exposed to participants:

· What is alcohol?

· What is BAC? This will be defined and the different level of BAC a drunk driver can be exposed to that could make him become prone to an accident or even die. Effects of BAC on the body and performance.

· What is the legal Driving limit

· The effects of alcohol on risk of a crash

· Why alcohol level is determined in Road Traffic victims

· Who is mostly at risk of a drink drive crash

· What does alcohol do to the body.

· How much alcohol affects your body.

v Driver Distractions.Many drivers are distracted while they drive on a daily basis. Of course this is one aspect of driving that seems very difficult to manage. However difficult it may look there is information that drivers when exposed to will be able to manage this aspect very well. Participants will appreciate:

· The four kinds of distractions,

(1) Visual,

(2) Cognitive,

(3)Auditory and

(4)Biomechanical

· The Effects of Distractions

· Dealing with Distractions.

Day 2

Safety Moment: Hazards of loose objects in a Vehicle. In any collision, there is a primary and a secondary collision. The primary one is the contact with another vehicle or object. The secondary ones include all of the collisions between the vehicle occupants and the vehicle itself or the cargo. These can result in serious injury or death.

Session 1

v Tyre Safety and its Technology.

Tyres are the vehicle's only point of contact with the road. The actual area of contact between the car and the road through the tyres is small, roughly equivalent to four size eight men's shoes.

Tyre Safety covers:

1.How to identify tyres

Temperature Resistance

Traction

Thread Wear

Maximum Load Capacity/Tyre

Speed Symbol

Manufacturing Dates.

2.Tyre Maintenance:Tread depth, Pressures, Cleaning treads&Tyre Valves
3.Tyre Aging
4.Part Worn Tyres
5. Retreaded Tyres 6.ABS..How they work, the advantages of ABS and what to do in an Emergency
7.BA...How they work, the advantages of BA and your Vehicle
8.ESC.. How it works and its advantages & Electronic Stability Control and your vehicle

Basic Vehicle Maintenance

What you will learn will include:

· How to maintain your car tyres

· Checking the engine oil and Oil changes

· Checking the engine coolant

· Checking Shock Absorbers

· Maintaining brake fluid level

· Checking your brakes

· FLOWERY Check

Session 2

Fines,Violations and Point Accumulations.

For driving on the road to be safe the FRSC, the lead agency in charge of enforcing road safety in Nigeria has put forward fines and violations that drivers needs to be aware of for them to keep their records clean while driving. Drivers will be exposed to the different violations and fines attached to them as well as the maximum points which can be accumulated, that while acquiring these points can later lead to their losing of the Drivers licenses. With the knowledge of this fines and violations Drivers will be more conscious of their driving and thus drive safely.

v Night Driving

The biggest difference between night driving and driving during the day is the difference in visibility. It sounds obvious, but when driving at night, your ability to see ahead, and the ability of other road users to see you, is reduced.

Participants will learn the difficulty associated in driving at night and the rule of driving on Roads that are not lighted.

What Participants will get:

Participants will get a certificate of participation, Writing materials, Training materials and 1 month free subscription to OmaFuel Benefit Card

Start time:9:00am and End Time:4:00pm

Date: 6th-7th March 2014(Abuja) Registration ends 19th Feb 2014

13th-14th March 2014(Lagos) Registration ends 27th Feb 2014

Cost:N28,750 per participant.

Venue:To be communicated to participants after Registration