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Modern Driving Techniques for the Experienced Mature Driver.
This is an innovative classroom, driver-retraining program, designed specifically to help older drivers improve their driving skills. It takes into consideration the physical changes of the maturing driver, and identifies ways in which he/she can compensate for these changes.
The course will remind participants of driving skills and techniques they once learnt, but fail to use regularly. The course provides new approaches and concepts, including compensating for normal age related physical changes that may affect driving ability.
Research indicates that older drivers are involved in more collisions than their young counterparts, when the record is based on actual kilometers driven.
Due primarily to the physical changes of aging, many senior drivers have increasing difficulty with yielding right-of-way, backing, turning, lane changing, and entering/exiting freeways.
Road safety experts and medical authorities agree that almost everyone begins to experience some marked physical changes around age 55, and these changes have an effect on the way we drive.
However, research also indicates that persons can improve their driving abilities through additional training, attention, and practice, enabling them to maintain their driving privilege, whilst driving more defensively.
The program is an interactive process employing contemporary adult learning strategies. Upon completion of the course, you will be able to correct the bad habits that you have developed over time, recognize the role attitude plays in driving, have a better understanding of road and driving laws and the importance of being a defensive driver.
The course is a classroom oriented course of 10 hours duration, divided into 4 sessions of 2 ½ hours each, over 4 days. The program is presented using a combination of workbooks, slides, brochures, and group discussions.
In-car evaluations are also offered as an optional extra.
Course Topics Include:
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Effects of aging & medication on driving and how to compensate. |
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Rules of the road and how to pass the license renewal test. |
| Adverse driving conditions. |
| How vision & hearing affects driving. |
| Night driving. |
| License renewal. |
| Collision prevention techniques. |
| Correct & safe following distances. |
| Winter driving. |
| Correct intersection turns. |
| Correct passing. |
| Lane changing. |
| Coping with traffic hazards. |
| Medications & driving. |
| Compensating for reaction time & depth perception that decrease with age. |
| Vehicle maintenance. |
| Considerations when purchasing a new vehicle. |
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