Road Safety and Drivers Awareness Virtual Course

On completion of the course, participants will learn strategies for:

• Road Safety and Defensive Driving
• Driving Standards & Conduct
• Braking Techniques and Distances
• Water Crossing

CONTENT:

• The role  vehicle components play in safe driving
• The role of attitude in safe driving
• How to shift an unsafe attitude into a positive attitude
• Hazard recognition and identification
• Responding to specific hazards in a way that avoids risk
• The activities performed by safe and attentive drivers
• Tips on effective observation of the road around you
• An explanation of signaling and when certain signals are appropriate
• Basic Nigeria traffic laws
• The legal consequences of traffic violations
• How to safely travel when near other vehicles
• An explanation of the various traffic lights and what they mean
• The dangers of distracted driving
• How to drive without distraction
• Driving in different conditions, including:
• Safe and effective steering techniques
• Safe and effective parking techniques
• How to deal with emergency driving situations, such as:
  • Skidding
  • Brake and accelerator malfunctions
  • Tyre problems
  • Burned-out headlights
  • Vehicle fires
  • Dropping off the pavement
• What to do when a collision in inevitable
• Other challenges

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.

DATE:

1ST BATCH:              25th – 27th Jan, 2021

2ND BATCH:             31st May – 2nd June, 2021

3RD BATCH:             20th – 22nd Sept, 2021