Programme Overview
Road safety is a top priority for the transport industry, as more than 85% of road accidents are caused by human error, making safer drivers essential for safer roads. Crash costs significantly impact a company’s sustainability, and one in three accidents occur while people are driving for work. Human error is the main cause of 9 out of 10 heavy vehicle crashes.
Defensive Driving & Crash Prevention Programme addresses these issues by increasing risk awareness among professional drivers and covering risk mitigation techniques and best practices, thereby helping to reduce the number and severity of accidents.
Who is the course for?
The course is for all professional drivers, both new and experienced. It covers general road safety aspects but also addresses risks that are specific to experienced drivers such as overconfidence.
The course is offered globally through the IRU Academy network of Associate Training Institutes.
Programme Features
- Why commercial vehicle crashes happen
- What sets professional drivers apart
- Managing your environment and your vehicle
- Monitoring speed and distance
- Managing attention and fatigue levels
- The future of vehicle safety
Training is carried out in a classroom setting and involves constant interaction among participants through a variety of activities. These include analysis of on-board footage from real accidents and near misses, simulations, videos and quizzes that challenge misconceptions and risk-taking behaviour.
It is recommended that the course takes place over half a day and is combined with half a day of driving practice on the road or track or in a simulator.
Participants receive the IRU Academy Defensive Driving & Crash Prevention certificate when they have completed the course.
- Integrate best practice
- Comply with international industry standards
- Help harmonise industry professional qualification standards at global level
- Are designed by industry experts
- Guarantee the highest level of quality, consistency and accuracy
- Are regularly updated to reflect new and amended legislation and latest technical development
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