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Realization Of Attitudes in Defensive Driving

Safe driving practice is the concern of every citizen. Its impact falls not only on the drivers and his family, but also on every individual using our roads and highway.
IBP has developed a training program relevant for all drivers including commercial drivers, after an in-depth study of their lives, attitudes, thinking patterns, their job related difficulties and their psyche. This program is a combination of 3 distinct elements that form the grounds for Defensive driving practices.

1.       Social Philosophy and Ethics

  • Adulteration and pilferage
  • Supporting violence and other unethical issues
  • Cutting corners through sub-standard maintenance and repairs
  • Damaging company property
  • Driving courtesise

2.       Behavioral and Health Psychology

  • Road rage/ stress management
  • Driver fatigue
  • Personal & community hygiene
  • Nutrition and exercise
  • Drugs and alcohol
  • Aids
  • Developing positive attitudes
  • Seat belts / roof top riding
  • Handling emergencies
  • First aid

3.       Transportation, Tanker Dynamics and Driving Skills

  • Vehicle maintenance / safety tips
  • Effective observation
  • Zones of vision/ blind spots
  • Overtaking
  • Brakes, their use and abuse
  • Driving in adverse conditions
  • Jackknife / trailer swing / roll over
  • Intersections / turning / reversing
  • Emergency parking / road signs
  • Pre-trip checklist

Results achieved with Shell Pakistan

  • Incorporation of defensive driving into the personality and moral philosophy of each driver
  • Voluntary cooperation of each individual driver towards defensive driving
  • Passing on of changed attitudes to the next generation of drivers
  • Permanent change in the thinking and behavior of the drivers
  • Reversal of trend of escalating accidents
  • Zero fatal accident

 

   

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