Should you drive offensively or defensively?
Defensive driving is the safest way to drive and can help people to avoid involvement in accidents. By contrast, offensive driving is when drivers drive aggressively.
What is the meaning of defensive driving?
Defensive driving means protecting yourself from more than just other drivers. It’s about thinking ahead and anticipating hazards so you can avoid accidents before they happen.
What is the difference between offensive and defensive driving?
Offensive driving is a more dangerous driving method than defensive driving, as it involves taking control of the road and forcing vehicles around you to adapt. Defensive driving involves being prepared for anything and being ready to react to other drivers, including offensive drivers.
What are the techniques of defensive driving?
Following these defensive driving tips can help reduce your risk behind the wheel:
- Think safety first.
- Be aware of your surroundings — pay attention.
- Do not depend on other drivers.
- Follow the 3- to 4-second rule.
- Keep your speed down.
- Have an escape route.
- Separate risks.
- Cut out distractions.
What is the basic principle of defensive driving?
The very first of the Thinking Driver Five Fundamentals of defensive driving is “Think and Look Ahead.” The basic premise is that if you don’t see something or someone, you won’t do anything to avoid it.
What is the first defensive driving method?
Awareness is key to defensive driving, ensuring you are aware of potential hazards and other road users’ actions around you, enabling you to take pro-active action to avoid an incident. To enable you to anticipate hazards, look 15 seconds ahead, giving yourself time to react.
Where can I go for defensive driver training?
The training is also available to non-state employees. The Office of Risk & Insurance Management offers four defensive driver training courses to meet the needs of your agency (all courses are free of charge to state agencies):
How does NSC online defensive driving courses work?
NSC Defensive Driving Online Courses deliver the most relevant, leading-edge content to motivate and educate your employees to be safe, responsible drivers. Each program delivers the highest level of interactivity, full-course narration, closed captioning, and high definition videos, animated illustrations and gaming exercises.
Are there any courses at the NYSDMV for accident prevention?
The NYSDMV has approved the sponsoring agencies listed below to provide accident prevention courses that reduce points and insurance premiums. The courses include traditional classroom courses and courses delivered through the Internet or another alternate delivery method.
How long is a defensive driving course online?
Defensive Driving Course Online (4-hour and 2-hour course) Highly interactive course presents real-life driving situations, hazard recognition scenarios and defensive driving techniques to motivate drivers to change risky driving habits and behaviors to avoid collisions and traffic violations.