Welcome

Participants for
Defensive Driving
Seminar
September 21 & 22,2012
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 ano ba itong
defensive
driving!!??
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 pinaka epektibong
paraan upang
maiwasan o hindi
maganap ang isang
vehicular accident.
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OVERVIEW
Ang DDS ay isang popular at
standardized vehicular
accident prevention process
na
ini-implementa ng mga big
companies throughout the
world.

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OVERVIEW
Ito ay bahagi ng
Companys Traffic
Safety Program -
in its effort to
reduce losses; save lives;
and, to prevent damage
to properties caused by
the occurrence of
vehicular collisions.

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OBJECTIVE
The primary aim of this
DDS is to provide
information to all Company
drivers about the various
hazards involved
with their driving activities.

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OBJECTIVE
Also, the seminar identifies
the duties and
responsibilities of an
Authorized Company
Vehicle Driver.

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OBJECTIVE
At the end of the seminar,
the participants will be
able to identify the driving
errors that they must
eliminate
to prevent being involved
in any vehicular accident.

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Defensive Driving
Ay ang pagmamaneho ng
maingat para ma-prevent ang
vehicular accident, so as to
save lives, time and money,

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Defensive Driving
Ay ang pagmamaneho ng
maingat para ma-prevent ang
vehicular accident, so as to
save lives, time and money,

despite the presence of

adverse driving conditions.

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Defensive Driving
Ay ang pagmamaneho ng
maingat para ma-prevent ang
vehicular accident, so as to
save lives, time and money,

despite the presence of

adverse driving conditions.
Plus the wrong actions of
other drivers and the
pedestrians.
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Defensive Driver
is driver who adapts
his driving activities to
the changing driving
conditions - to prevent
being involved in any
type of vehicular
collision.

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Defensive Driver
is also characterized by the
five (5) elements of DD.

KNOWLEDGE
A thorough knowledge and
expertise in driving; traffic
signs and symbols; and
traffic rules and regulations

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Defensive Driver
is also characterized by the
five (5) elements of DD.

ALERTNESS
Staying wide awake
and concentrating
on the driving
activities.

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Defensive Driver
is also characterized by the
five (5) elements of DD.

FORESIGHT
Ability to see as
far ahead to be
prepared for any
driving eventuality.

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Defensive Driver
is also characterized by the
five (5) elements of DD.

JUDGMENT
Ability to make correct
decisions immediately,
in times of critical
situations.

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Defensive Driver
is also characterized by the
five (5) elements of DD.

SKILL
Technical competence
in driving to make any
kind of maneuver safely,
mostly from hazardous situation

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Defensive Driver
is also a driver that is
ALERT;

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Defensive Driver
is also a driver that is
ALERT;
WARY;

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Defensive Driver
is also a driver that is
ALERT;
WARY; PATIENT;

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Defensive Driver
is also a driver that is
ALERT;
WARY; PATIENT; and, CONSIDERATE.
Finally, a defensive driver
surely prevents himself
from being involved in any
type of vehicular
collision.

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Collision
Collision is an event
that had resulted into the
disruption of a task or
activity;

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Collision
Collision is an event
that had resulted into the
disruption of a task or
activity;into injury;

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Collision
Collision is an event
that had resulted into the
disruption of a task or
activity;into injury;
death;

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Collision
Collision is an event
that had resulted into the
disruption of a task or
activity;into injury;
death; and damage to
property; or both.

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Preventable Collision
A collision wherein the
driver failed to do the
necessary step to prevent
the occurrence of the
accident.

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Non - Preventable Collision

A collision which is
beyond the control
of the driver.

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Collision Prevention Formula

RECOGNIZE the driving
hazards ahead.

UNDERSTAND the
defenses.

ACT correctly in time.

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Collision Prevention Formula

RECOGNIZE the driving
hazard being approached.
Scan the road ahead.

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Collision Prevention Formula

RECOGNIZE the driving
hazard being approached.
Scan the road ahead.
In the city, practice
short range scanning,
about 1 block to the
next intersection.

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Collision Prevention Formula

RECOGNIZE the driving
hazard being approached.

In rural areas or in
expressways, make long
range scanning to know
the curve or hill being
approached early.

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Collision Prevention Formula

RECOGNIZE the driving
hazard being approached.

Check the traffic behind.

Look into the rearview
and side view mirror
every 5 seconds.

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Collision Prevention Formula

UNDERSTAND the defense.
After weve recognized a possible
hazard, decide on what to do to
avoid a collision. We have several
options to take, depending on the
need of the situation.

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Collision Prevention Formula

ACT correctly in time.
Once we have recognized
the
hazard and mentally
selected
the correct defense, we
must
act correctly in time to
avoid
a collision and achieve a
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The Perfect Trip

1. Collision

2. Traffic Violation

3. Vehicle Abuse

4. Schedule Delays

5. Discourtesy

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The Perfect Trip

1. Collision

The most deadly and

costly error a driver
can make.

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The Perfect Trip

2. Traffic Violation

Being a professional
driver, you must be
obeying more laws
than non-professional
motorist.

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The Perfect Trip

3. Vehicle Abuse

Drive smoothly and avoid

unnecessary wear and
expensive repairs caused
by abusing the use of
Company vehicles.

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The Perfect Trip

4. Schedule Delays

A schedule is a promise
to a customer. Run the
schedule on time to help
ensure the customer stay
with our company.

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The Perfect Trip

5. Discourtesy

Practice courteous driving

habits and the other drivers
will have a good impression
of you and the company.

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 THE 6 DRIVING
CONDITIONS

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1. Vehicle Condition
2. Light Condition
3. Weather Condition
4. Road Condition
5. Traffic Condition
6. Driver Condition

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1. Vehicle Condition
The vehicle is the only
condition, besides the
driver that we can
control.

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1. Vehicle
Condition
Always check the
BEWAGONS of your
vehicle before starting
the engine.

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B rakes
E ngine / electrical
W ater
A ir / accessories
G asoline
O il
N oise
S teering
and others

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2. Light Condition

Too much light poses

hazardous conditions
for drivers.

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2. Light Condition

Apply the following:

1. Slow down.
2. Use the sun visor
to lessen the glare being
experienced.

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2. Light Condition
Too much light pose
hazardous conditions
for drivers.
Apply the following:
3. Use sunglasses to avoid
too
much glare.
4. Apply safe following distance.

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3. Weather Condition
Adverse weather conditions
also cause hazards to drivers,
such as:
rain;

fog; and,
strong winds.

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3. Weather Condition
Adverse weather conditions
also cause hazards to drivers,
such as:
Apply the following:

1. Slow down.
2. Apply safe following distance.

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4. Road Condition
Changes on the road
condition such as being
slippery, narrow, rugged,
rough, unmarked, curved
or under construction
could cause vehicular 1: 1:

accident.

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5. Traffic Condition
The different types of
traffic conditions are
light, moderate, heavy
or congested.

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5. Traffic Condition
Traffic condition is
also determined by
the area. In rural areas,
speeds are higher, but
the traffic flow is lighter.

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5. Traffic Condition

However, nighttime
driving is more
hazardous because
of impaired vision.

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6. Driver Condition
This is the most
important of the
six driving conditions.

A driver in tip-top physical,

mental and emotional
shape can adjust himself
to all other driving conditions.

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6. Driver Condition
a. Physical condition
b. Mental condition

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6. Driver Condition
a. Physical condition
The physical condition
that could affect driving
are: age; vision; hearing;
mobility; illness; fatigue
and drowsiness.

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6. Driver Condition
b. Mental Condition
The mental conditions
of drivers that could
affect driving are
STRESS, EMOTIONS,
and ATTITUDE.

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STRESS effects on driving:

a. Reduces concentration
on the driving tasks
b. Creates mental fatigue
c. Causes erratic maneuvers
d. Causes intolerance

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EMOTIONS effects on driving

a. Worrying over problem

can cause driver to be
pre-occupied with the
problem, and not with
his driving activity.

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EMOTIONS effects on driving

b. Anger can cause

impatience and
intolerance to
other drivers.

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EMOTIONS effects on driving

c. Positive emotions, like job

promotions or salary
increases, can result in
mental distraction while
driving.

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EMOTIONS effects on driving

d. It will also cause for the driver

to be unaware of the
surrounding traffic
environment.

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ATTITUDES effects on driving

Negative attitude causes

the driver to become
AGGRESSIVE, ME-FIRST
ATTITUDE and INATTENTIVE.

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How to keep stress, emotions

and negative attitude from
affecting our driving.

a. First, recognize your frame

of mind. If you are on a
highly emotional & stressful
state of mind, dont drive.

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How to keep stress, emotions

and negative attitude from
affecting our driving.

b. Do something physical.
Take a walk, or jog.
This will help you work-off
some tension.

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How to keep stress, emotions

and negative attitude from
affecting our driving.

c. Talk the situation.

Talk with someone.

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How to keep stress, emotions

and negative attitude from
affecting our driving.

This will calm you down

and help you relax.

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How to keep stress, emotions

and negative attitude from
affecting our driving.

d. The best thing, dont

drive. Better still, let
someone else drive.

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How to keep stress, emotions

and negative attitude from
affecting our driving.

e. If you must drive,

sit in your vehicle for
a while before you
start up. Take deep
breathe and calm down.

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How to keep stress, emotions

and negative attitude from
affecting our driving.

f. Once you are on the

road, keep your speed
down and add a second
or two , between you
and the vehicle ahead.

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How to keep stress, emotions

and negative attitude from
affecting our driving.

g. If you can, avoid driving in

congested areas, because
dealing with heavy traffic
can cause tension to rise
again.

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YOU

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