DEFENSIVE DRIVING
Welcome to "not just another defensive driving program". We won’t tell you not to drink and drive; you already know that. We're not going to tell you not to exceed the speed limit; because you'll continue to do what you've been doing while police are not watching you. We're not going to review many of the things you already know. If you want statistics on highway deaths, you won’t find any here, although the National highway Traffic Safety Administration Director stated “up to two-thirds of the deaths involved road rage or aggressive driving”.
This program is a bit unique because we want to concentrate on today’s hostile driving environment and lack of sensitive drivers. We say hostile, but you could also call it confrontational, aggressive, dangerous, or just plain stupid.
Our objective is to provide logical, factual information to help you make better driving decisions. We know that a training program won't change attitudes, but we believe, if you learn and use this information you'll be a better safer driver after all what could be more exciting than information that will help save your life or the lives of others? We'll do our best to make this program as informative as it is exciting.
One thing we do know is the vast majority of commuters are stressed on their daily drive to and from work. We also know that feeling stress behind the wheel may be a familiar sensation, but medical experts state it could be a health hazard. Studies have shown that the longer distances you commute in your vehicle, the higher the driver’s blood pressure. This also leads to an increase in job frustration and illness. Let’s face it; driving in traffic is a tough job, even in the best of conditions. When you combine stress and frustration with so many poor drivers out there on the road, it just drives us good drivers crazy.