Alert, observant anticipation of problems is one of the biggest keys to defensive driving.

Learn to observe conditions around you, anticipate hazardous situations, and react to avoid hazards with our Alert Driving course. Our course discusses driving at safe speeds, the dangers of driving while impaired, and illustrates how to increase your reaction time by following the two-second rule. Alert driving is a fundamental element of safe, defensive driving techniques.

Alert Driving Training Course Covers:

  • Driving Impaired
  • Avoiding Distractions
  • Scanning the Road
  • Things to Look For
  • Increasing Reaction Time
  • The Two-second Rule

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Alert Driving Course Curriculum

The course presents interactive instruction covering the following topics:

Scanning The Road

  • Defensive Driving Principles
  • Field of vision
  • Proper use of mirrors
  • Blind Spots

Impaired Driving

  • What does it mean to be "impaired"?
  • Causes of driver impairment
  • Honest self-assesment of one's ability to drive

Things to Look For

  • Staying a safe distance behind vehicles
  • Pedestrians, parked vehicles and animals
  • Identifying potential hazards

Increasing Reaction Time

  • Defensive Driving Principles
  • Using speed to control distance

The Two-Second Rule

  • Judging distance while driving

The Speed Limit

  • Understanding the posted speed
  • Adjusting speed according to conditions

Avoiding Distractions

  • Consequences of distracted driving
  • Common Distractions