Defensive Driving Course


Developed by the National Safety Council (NSC), the nation’s leading safety and health organization, and the premier provider of traffic safety education programs. More than 1.6 million drivers annually enroll in NSC’s Defensive Driving Courses. Oklahoma State University’s Center for Local Government Technology (CLGT) offers 4-, 6-, and 8-hour courses in Defensive Driving. Ann Hamilton, a Local Government Specialist at CLGT, teaches the course and is certified by NSC. Students earn the NSC Certificate of Completion that is widely accepted by insurance companies when considering lower car insurance rates.

The goal of the National Safety Council’s Defensive Driving Course is to provide drivers with knowledge and safe driving techniques to prevent collisions and violations. This course focuses on collision prevention through hazard recognition and the application of collision-avoidance techniques. In addition, the course addresses common driving violations that result in collisions, and ways to change driving habits to eliminate moving violations.

Participants learn how to recognize both potential and immediate hazards, how to avoid collisions in a variety of driving conditions and situations, and how to choose safe and legal driving behaviors. The emphasis is on identifying and choosing safe and legal behind-the-wheel behaviors and attitudes.

Topics include:

Personal responsibility and driving
Preventable collisions
“What if?” strategy
Driving environments, including driver, vehicle, and roadway conditions and safety equipment
Impaired, distracted, fatigued, and aggressive driving
Unsafe driving behaviors
Techniques for avoiding collisions and recognizing hazards

The goal of the program is to prevent traffic collisions and violations and reduce fatalities, injuries, and costs to society.

The NSC and CLGT are committed to providing effective, relevant, and up-to-date driver improvement programs in an effort to assist motorists in driving safely, courteously, and defensively.

PLEASE NOTE!
LIMITED ENROLLMENT
30 PARTICIPANTS ONLY!