Defensive driving course teaches the driver to continually expect the unexpected thus avoiding potential danger of an accident. By following defensive driving techniques a driver is bound to avoid accidents and collisions which may result in a serious injury or death. Defensive driving makes a driver more responsible for his own vehicle as well as anticipating the moves of every driver nearby. This anticipating gives a complete control over the car the driver is driving thus reducing the chances of accidents to a greater extend. The defensive driving course is one such program introduced by State Motor Vehicle Department to teach drivers of things to do to be a good driver. The course intends on teaching the driver things that are unexpected during the time of driving so that they can avoid unfortunate accidents. A good defensive driver will have to consider three things before driving a cart they are pre Inspection of the car, driving inside the car, surroundings outside the car. There are some guidelines to be checked with regarding to all these three points. Drivers are taught as to how to follow those checks while driving the car in the
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Before starting any journey it is better that you inspect your car for any malfunctioning of parts etc. A non functioning part may be the cause of the accident at a later point of time. Say for example the left indicator bulb is not working at the back and you missed to inspect that at the time of starting the journey. The potential danger is the driver following behind will not be able to see you indicate since the indicator bulb is not work. This may lead to a collision since the indication is not visible to anyone. So it is always better you check the car before starting any journey.
Sitting inside the car while driving there are certain things that a driver should avoid according to defensive driving course. One should not pick phone calls while driving, instead pull over to the side of the road before attending the phone call or making a call. Place the CD or DVD inside the music system before starting the journey. If you want to change it stop the car on the side of the road and change the CD this can be a distraction for you while driving. Drive always using both hands with hands in 3 O’clock, 9 O’clock positions gripped to the steering wheel. It is always better to drive that way to turn immediately at the time of emergency.
Outside the car anticipate the other drivers to do wrong things while driving such as cut across your path, override a red signal, drive over a stop sign or just speed across your path. These kind on things happen very often in roads even though they are not allowed to do so. So expecting the unexpected is always better to avoid accidents. When you do so you would become cautious enough to avoid the collision.