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Defensive Driving

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Defensive Driving

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Purpose

  • This Course is intended to:
    • Improve your traffic safety awareness
    • Lessen the likelihood of collisions
    • Eliminate
      • the misery and tragic cost in human lives
      • teeeé444r7ô@??????)(3((????(8)))<(83?33he financial expense involved in motor vehicle accidents

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Course Goals & Objectives

  • To help you understand how Your attitude affects your driving
  • To enable you to recognise and evaluate your current driving patterns
  • To ensure that you understand the responsibilities of driving
  • To help improve the standard of driving on the Project

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What is Defensive Driving?

  • Planning ahead
  • Being observant
  • Being aware of others and what they may do
  • Anticipating other people’s errors
  • Showing consideration for other road users, including pedestrians, cyclists etc.

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Road Statistics

  • Number 4 cause of Death in the World as per statistics
  • Worldwide - every year
    • Killed - over 500,000!
    • Seriously Injured -� over 15 Million

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Common Causes of Vehicle Accidents

  • Failure to GIVE WAY the right of way
  • Driving too close to the vehicle in front (tailgating)
  • Ignoring signals
  • Poor standard of vehicles and lack of maintenance
  • EXCESSIVE SPEED
  • Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs

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Major Factors

  • Environment
    • poor driving standards
    • poor road surfaces
    • extreme weather / poor visibility

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  • Attitude
    • anger & impatience
    • tiredness
    • driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

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Major Factors.

  • Distractions
    • passengers
    • day-dreams
    • Problems
    • Using mobile phones while driving

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  • Poor Vehicle Condition
    • no lights
    • bad tyres
    • chassis alignment

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Give way to traffic from right

Roundabouts

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Going Straight?

Indicator

Indicate left turn here

NO overtaking on roundabouts

Roundabouts

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Left turn?

Indicate right turn

Indicate Left turn

Roundabouts

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95% of Road Accidents are Caused by Driver Error

  • Attitude
    • “IT WON’T HAPPEN TO ME”
    • taking risks
      • overtaking
      • speeding
    • abuse of alcohol or drugs
    • arrogance, impatience

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Driver’s Responsibility

  • Take into account the road conditions
    • surface, weather, visibility
    • traffic, pedestrians, animals
    • location - town or rural
  • Consider the vehicles condition
    • age (corrosion), brakes, tyres, lights, steering, suspension, etc.
    • poor maintenance
  • Carry out regular vehicle checks
  • Apply 4 seconds Safe distance

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Typical Stopping Distance

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usual residential speed limit

thinking distance

breaking distance

9m

14m

23m (75 feet)

6 car lengths

53m (175 feet)

13 car lengths

15m

38m

36m (120 feet)

9 car lengths

12m

24m

73m (240 feet) 18 car lengths

18m

55m

21m

75m

At 120 KPH it will take you 96m to stop a car

96m (315 feet)

24 car lengths

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Daily Safety Checks

  • Brakes operates efficiently
    • (including parking brakes)
  • Tires
    • Good condition, properly inflated

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  • Seatbelts
    • Fully serviceable
    • 3 points seatbelts in front side
  • Lights
    • All functioning – including brake lights and indicators

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Headlights

  • Use dipped headlights in rain or when light is poor
    • See and be seen - you may be able to see, others may not see you.
    • DO NOT DAZZLE OTHER ROAD USERS WITH YOUR “MAIN” BEAM!

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    • If you are dazzled, pull over and give your eyes time to recover.

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Give Way / Yield

  • Driver must Yield or stop for all Emergency Response vehicles showing BLUE, RED or GREEN flashing lights.
    • Pull over to let them pass
    • stop if vehicles remains behind you
  • Do not fit or use BLUE, RED or GREEN flashing lights unless you are authorized to do so

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Safe Driving Rules

  • Seatbelts must be worn at all times by the DRIVER and ALL passengers

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  • Drivers must wear footwear that is properly fastened and will not slip of the foot.
    • Footwear that is held on by single strap either through the toes or over the foot shall not be worn when driving

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Safe Driving Rules

  • Speed limits must be adhered to:-
    • Open road/Highway 80 KPH
    • Site 20KPH
    • Office area 15KPH
    • Camps 15KPH

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KPH

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  • On site and on the camps PEDESTRIANS HAVE RIGHT OF WAY!

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Fail to meet your Responsibilities:-

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  • INJURY/DEATH,
  • LOSS OF LOVED ONES,

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JAIL

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  • PROPERTY DAMAGE,

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Remedial Measures

  • The Three E’s
    • Education- skills training
      • hazard perception
      • attitude changes - concentration, consideration and patience
    • Engineering - well maintained vehicle
    • Enforcement

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Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs

  • SSPL has a zero tolerance to driving while under the influence of Alcohol or Drugs. It will result in:

IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL FROM EMPLOYMENT IN ANY PROJECT OF SHAHEEN SERVICES

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Five seeing habits

  • Aim high in steering
  • Get The big picture
  • Keep your eyes moving
  • Leave yourself an out
  • Make sure they see you

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Aim High in Steering

Get the Big Picture

Leave yourself an out

Keep your eyes moving

Make sure they see you

Central

Vision

Peripheral

Vision

Always, Follow the

Five Seeing Habits

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Standard Accident Prevention Techniques

  • Recognise the hazard
  • Understand the defence
  • Act correctly in good time

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Remember it takes Time to See, Understand & Act.

Defensive Drivers allow themselves a few seconds of “thinking time”.

So in terms of the Lives, Time and Money that can be Saved, these techniques are a measure worth taking

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Good Drivers Are:-

  • SKILLED
  • AWARE
  • CAUTIOUS
  • CONSIDERATE
  • COURTEOUS

ALIVE

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The “Do’s” for Good Drivers

  • DO wear your seatbelt
    • and make sure ALL of your passengers wear theirs too - it’s your responsibility
  • DO keep your speed down
  • DO maintain your vehicle
  • DO drive defensively at ALL times
    • concentrate
    • think ahead
  • BE A SAFE DRIVER - NOT A SHAMEFUL DRIVER

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The “Don’ts” for Good Drivers

  • DON’T drink and drive
  • DON’T carry excess loads
    • passenger and/or materials
  • DON’T take chances with lives
    • yours or anyone else`s

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How to Prevent an Accident

  • Recognise the hazards
  • Anticipate what others may or may not do
  • Know and follow the rules
  • Signal correctly and in good time
  • Only move into another lane or road when it is clear and it is safe to do so
  • Do not ‘tailgate’

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How to Prevent an Accident

  • Use dipped headlights in rain or when light is poor
    • See and be seen - you may be able to see, others may not see you
  • Do not exceed the speed limits
    • Speed limits are maximum limits, at times it may be necessary to drive below the limit

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Drivers Requirement in SSPL

  • Only AUTHORISED drivers may drive vehicles on site
  • Driver must have valid driving licence
  • Site speed limits MUST be obeyed

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Summary

  • Drive badly.�An Accident waiting to happen
  • Drive Safely�Live Long - Be Happy

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Driver’s Responsibility

  • Take into account the road conditions
    • surface, weather, visibility
    • traffic, pedestrians, animals
    • location - town or rural
  • Consider the vehicle's condition
    • age (corrosion), brakes, tyres, lights, steering, suspension, etc.
    • poor maintenance
  • Carry out regular vehicle checks
  • Apply 4 seconds Safe distance

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Typical Stopping Distance

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usual residential speed limit

thinking distance

breaking distance

9m

14m

23m (75 feet)

6 car lengths

53m (175 feet)

13 car lengths

15m

38m

36m (120 feet)

9 car lengths

12m

24m

73m (240 feet) 18 car lengths

18m

55m

21m

75m

At 120 KPH it will take you 96m to stop a car

96m (315 feet)

24 car lengths

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Daily Safety Checks

  • Brakes operates efficiently
    • (including parking brakes)
  • Tires
    • Good condition, properly inflated

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  • Seatbelts
    • Fully serviceable
    • 3 points seatbelts in front side
  • Lights
    • All functioning – including brake lights and indicators

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Headlights

  • Use dipped headlights in rain or when light is poor
    • See and be seen - you may be able to see, others may not see you.
    • DO NOT DAZZLE OTHER ROAD USERS WITH YOUR “MAIN” BEAM!

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    • If you are dazzled, pull over and give your eyes time to recover.

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Give Way / Yield

  • Driver must Yield or stop for all Emergency Response vehicles showing BLUE, RED or GREEN flashing lights.
    • Pull over to let them pass
    • stop if vehicles remains behind you
  • Do not fit or use BLUE, RED or GREEN flashing lights unless you are authorized to do so

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Safe Driving Rules

  • Seatbelts must be worn at all times by the DRIVER and ALL passengers

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  • Drivers must wear footwear that is properly fastened and will not slip of the foot.
    • Footwear that is held on by single strap either through the toes or over the foot shall not be worn when driving

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Safe Driving Rules

  • Speed limits must be adhered to:-
    • Open road/Highway 80 KPH
    • Site 20KPH
    • Office area 15KPH
    • Camps 15KPH

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KPH

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  • On site and on the camps PEDESTRIANS HAVE RIGHT OF WAY!

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Fail to meet your Responsibilities:-

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  • INJURY/DEATH,
  • LOSS OF LOVED ONES,

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JAIL

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  • PROPERTY DAMAGE,

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Remedial Measures

  • The Three E’s
    • Education- skills training
      • hazard perception
      • attitude changes - concentration, consideration and patience
    • Engineering - well maintained vehicle
    • Enforcement

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Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs

  • SSPL has a zero tolerance to driving while under the influence of Alcohol or Drugs. It will result in:

IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL FROM EMPLOYMENT IN ANY PROJECT OF SHAHEEN SERVICES

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Five seeing habits

  • Aim high in steering
  • Get The big picture
  • Keep your eyes moving
  • Leave yourself an out
  • Make sure they see you

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Aim High in Steering

Get the Big Picture

Leave yourself an out

Keep your eyes moving

Make sure they see you

Central

Vision

Peripheral

Vision

Always, Follow the

Five Seeing Habits

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Standard Accident Prevention Techniques

  • Recognise the hazard
  • Understand the defence
  • Act correctly in good time

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Remember it takes Time to See, Understand & Act.

Defensive Drivers allow themselves a few seconds of “thinking time”.

So in terms of the Lives, Time and Money that can be Saved, these techniques are a measure worth taking

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Good Drivers Are:-

  • SKILLED
  • AWARE
  • CAUTIOUS
  • CONSIDERATE
  • COURTEOUS

ALIVE

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The “Do’s” for Good Drivers

  • DO wear your seatbelt
    • and make sure ALL of your passengers wear theirs too - it’s your responsibility
  • DO keep your speed down
  • DO maintain your vehicle
  • DO drive defensively at ALL times
    • concentrate
    • think ahead
  • BE A SAFE DRIVER - NOT A SHAMEFUL DRIVER

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The “Don’ts” for Good Drivers

  • DON’T drink and drive
  • DON’T carry excess loads
    • passenger and/or materials
  • DON’T take chances with lives
    • yours or anyone else`s

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How to Prevent an Accident

  • Recognise the hazards
  • Anticipate what others may or may not do
  • Know and follow the rules
  • Signal correctly and in good time
  • Only move into another lane or road when it is clear and it is safe to do so
  • Do not ‘tailgate’

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How to Prevent an Accident

  • Use dipped headlights in rain or when light is poor
    • See and be seen - you may be able to see, others may not see you
  • Do not exceed the speed limits
    • Speed limits are maximum limits, at times it may be necessary to drive below the limit

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Drivers Requirement in SSPL

  • Only AUTHORISED drivers may drive vehicles on site
  • Driver must have valid driving licence
  • Site speed limits MUST be obeyed

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Summary

  • Drive badly.�An Accident waiting to happen
  • Drive Safely�Live Long - Be Happy

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Defensive Driving

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Purpose

  • This Course is intended to:
    • Improve your traffic safety awareness
    • Lessen the likelihood of collisions
    • Eliminate
      • the misery and tragic cost in human lives
      • the financial expense involved in motor vehicle accidents

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Course Goals & Objectives

  • To help you understand how Your attitude affects your driving
  • To enable you to recognise and evaluate your current driving patterns
  • To ensure that you understand the responsibilities of driving
  • To help improve the standard of driving on the Project

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What is Defensive Driving?

  • Planning ahead
  • Being observant
  • Being aware of others and what they may do
  • Anticipating other people’s errors
  • Showing consideration for other road users, including pedestrians, cyclists etc.

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Road Statistics

  • Number 4 cause of Death in the World as per statistics
  • Worldwide - every year
    • Killed - over 500,000!
    • Seriously Injured -� over 15 Million

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Common Causes of Vehicle Accidents

  • Failure to GIVE WAY the right of way
  • Driving too close to the vehicle in front (tailgating)
  • Ignoring signals
  • Poor standard of vehicles and lack of maintenance
  • EXCESSIVE SPEED
  • Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs

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Major Factors

  • Environment
    • poor driving standards
    • poor road surfaces
    • extreme weather / poor visibility

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  • Attitude
    • anger & impatience
    • tiredness
    • driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

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Major Factors.

  • Distractions
    • passengers
    • day-dreams
    • Problems
    • Using mobile phones while driving

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  • Poor Vehicle Condition
    • no lights
    • bad tyres
    • chassis alignment

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Safe Driving Rules

  • Speed limits must be adhered to:-
    • Open road/Highway 80 KPH
    • Site 20KPH
    • Office area 15KPH
    • Camps 15KPH

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KPH

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  • On site and on the camps PEDESTRIANS HAVE RIGHT OF WAY!

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Fail to meet your Responsibilities:-

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  • INJURY/DEATH,
  • LOSS OF LOVED ONES,

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JAIL

​

  • PROPERTY DAMAGE,

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Give way to traffic from right

Roundabouts

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Remedial Measures

  • The Three E’s
    • Education- skills training
      • hazard perception
      • attitude changes - concentration, consideration and patience
    • Engineering - well maintained vehicle
    • Enforcement

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Summary

  • Drive badly.�An Accident waiting to happen
  • Drive Safely�Live Long - Be Happy

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