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Defensive Driving Course for Experienced Drivers (DD ED)

In a complex driving environment driving under pressure and coping in a crash is an unknown ability without proper training. You'll become a safer driver by developing skills to help you understand the factors that influence driver behaviour and how to cope when faced with challenging situations.

This refresher course for corporate or private drivers has been designed specifically for experienced drivers.

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The course

The Defensive Driving Course for Experienced Drivers has been designed with experienced drivers in mind. It's comprehensive and takes just four hours.

The session covers:

  • Risk management and reduction
  • Searching and scanning techniques
  • Identification and response to hazards
  • Vehicle handling and coping strategies

We also cover:

  • Eco driving techniques
  • Law changes
  • Updated driving procedures

A key element of the course is recognition and management of attitudes and behaviours that increase driving risk. These include:

  • Fatigue, stress and emotions
  • Road rage incidents
  • Relationship between drink/drugs and driving

Pricing

AA Members
$120
Non-Members
$130

 

In-house courses for company training

Talk to us about Defensive Driving courses for your staff. We can provide tailored programmes in-house, focusing on your team's specific needs and incorporating any organisational policies you might have into the content.

Where time constraints may be an issue, we can offer condensed two hour courses targeting the areas of the training most relevant to your staff.

How to register

DD ED courses are provided throughout New Zealand and are held regularly in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. For information on venues, pricing and session times, or to organise an in-house course call us on 0800 223 748.