Defensive Driving Course (DDC)

Designed by the Canada Safety Council, the Defensive Driving Course (DDC) is one of Canada's most widely used driver training programs. This in-class course focuses on the driver and driving attitudes, and features proven safe and defensive driving strategies.

Themes include: elements of defensive driving; causes of collisions; preventing collisions; the pre-trip inventory; eye-lead time; time interval formula; safe passing techniques, and many others. A low participant to instructor ratio maximizes opportunities for participation and dialogue.

For employees who drive either a company vehicle or their own vehicle on the job, safe driving is a matter of occupational safety.

Upon successful completion, participants will be able to:

• Understand critical defensive driving terminology and concepts;
• Recognize safety hazards for the driver and the vehicle, in specific road conditions and traffic environments;
• Identify key strategies for dealing with potential safety hazards;
• Drive safely on a consistent basis by applying appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes, as well as specific collision avoidance techniques;
• Understand the challenges faced by other types of road users and vehicles, such as commercial tracks, motorcycles, bicyclists and pedestrians;
• Recognize The effects of changes in legislation, driver behaviours and technology on the current road culture;
• Identify critical issues that policies and procedures must address in order to establish due diligence.

Course includes certification by Canada Safety Council, a workbook and a laminated DDC wallet card. This certification is recognized by the Ministry of Transportation as a Driver Improvement course and may satisfy specified licensing requirements.

Rate: $120 per person based on a minimum of 10 participants.
Maximum 20 people per session. GST extra.