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Defensive Driving
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Defensive Driving Awareness
Program Aim of the Session
Main aim of this session is to learn the Defensive way of driving and
not how to drive a vehicle.
What is Defensive Driving?
Driving to save time, lives and money in spite of the conditions around you like
Road Conditions, Weather, Traffic and irresponsible actions of other drivers The
main
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Accident Statistics of
KSA
source: data.gov.sa
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How do you drive defensively?
Adjust your mirrors and your seat
Ensure you and all the passengers are wearing the seatbelt
Close all the doors properly
Check gauges and warning lights
Obeying the rules of the road
Driving considering the conditions of road and weather
Looking ahead, scanning the road for potential hazards &
anticipating what might go wrong.
Maintaining a safe distance between you and the vehicle in front
Being aware of what vehicle & pedestrians are around you, their speed,
direction of travel and what they might do
Making yourself visible to other drivers and trying not to do anything
unexpected
Try to maintain an escape route at all times
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Program Conditions contributing
Weather Conditionto– RTA
Foggy Weather/Dust
Storms
Drive slowly, leaving enough distance
between you and other cars
Turn on yourheadlights and lower the beam
Drive on right lane
Use windshield wipers in heavy
fog/dust
storms
During heavy fog/dust storms, pull
over
keeping safe distance from
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Program Conditions contributing
Weather Conditionto– RTA
Rain
Weather
conditions are
beyondour control
Roads are
slippery immediately
afterthe rain
Slow down and plan to
stop at least
twice the normal
stoppingdistance
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Program Conditions contributing
Driving Condition–toFatigue
RTA
Sleeping well is the
best
way to preventfatigue
Do not use
drugsto keep fatigue
away.
Fatigue becomes worse
when the
effect of drugs
wears off
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Top 10 Safety Rules you must Follow While Driving A Vehicle.
1. Never Drink and Drive
2. Never Use Cell Phones while Driving and Avoid
Distractions
3. Always Wear Your Seat Belt
4. Follow Three Second Rule – Don’t Follow Too Closely
5. Never Run a Red Signal
6. Don’t Cross the Speed Limit
7. Avoid the Drowsiness While Driving
8. Watch Out For Other Drivers/People on the Road
9. Be Extra Careful During Bad Weather or Poor Driving
Conditions
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10.Regular Checks of Your Vehicle
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Defensive Driving Awareness
Program How We Can Minimize
REMOVING THE RISK The RTA
TRAVEL TIME TO BE REVIEWED I.E. IF THERE IS
A “SAFE TIME” TO MAKE NON- CRITICAL
JOURNEYS RATHER THAN THE MOST
CONVENIENT TIME.
MITIGATING THE RISK
MAKE BUSES / COACHES MORE VISIBLE TO
THIRD PARTIES – (FLASHING LIGHTS ON THE
ROOF – HIGH VIZ MAGNETIC STRIPES TO THE
REAR AND FRONT).
DESIGNATED ROUTES TO BE USED FOR
JOURNEY.
TRAVEL IN CONVOY
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What RB Hilton does to minimize the
RTA
MITIGATING THE IMPACT
SEATBELT WARNING – AUDIBLE WARNING /
NOTICE IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES TO
FASTEN SEATBELTS ON ALL BUSES.
SEAT PROTECTOR – ARM FLEX TUBE TO BE
FITTED TO THE BARS.
SEAT BELT ADHERENCE AND THE REAR SEAT
OF THE BUS TO BE LEFT EMPTY.
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RoadProgram
Safety Drawing Competition Conducted by
RBH
Winning Drawing – Road Safety Drawing
Competition
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People Based Safety-
PBS
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