PREVENTIVE AND DEFENSIVE DRIVING IS BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT DRIVING A VEHICLE IS A FULL TIME ACTIVITY; IT DOESN’T ALLOW DISTRACTIONS.

THE BUSINESS CONSULTANT

Luis Alfredo Barrero

Advisor of the Colombian security council in with 12 years of work experience as the safety driving program coordinator in Dow Chemical Company and Dow Agrosciences in Colombia and Andean zone countries.

ADVISORY AND TRAINING IN PREVENTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVING AND DEFENSIVE DRIVING

We work together in order to build a road safety strategic plan and to protect drivers and pedestrians’ lives, through prevention; a fundamental concept.

Theoretical and Practical
Preventive Driving Courses

Objectives

To create awareness of the responsibility that comes with driving a motor vehicle.
To understand how to avoid accidents.
To lower motor vehicle accident rates within companies.
To bring reflection to drivers in order to focus their attitude towards security.
To be better citizens.
To save lives.

Theoretical Course Content

Introduction and self-assessment.
Reality of driving in Colombia - accident statistics.
Driving in harsh conditions.
Definition of preventive and defensive driving.
Preventive and defensive driving standards.
The drivers’ attitude.
Steps to prevent accidents.
Seat belt - mobile phone usage.
Crash types and how to prevent them.
Driving in urban and rural areas.
Defensive driving rules.
Road signs.
Safety campaigns - videos.
Transit code.
Final exam.

Practical Workshop Content

During a 25 to 30 minute one-on-one driving practice, each driver has the chance to put the knowledge acquired in the theoretical course and the basic rules of preventive driving into practice. It is an opportunity to spot and fix bad driving habits and reinforce the road safety of a company. The instructor will perform the driving practice with each driver and provide them relevant feedback, after which he will include their comments in the evaluation forms.

COMPREHENSIVE ADVISORY IN THE DESIGN OF SAFETY DRIVING PROGRAMS, SECURITY POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PREVENTION-BASED CULTURE

Design of accident prevention programs.
Accident statistic awareness.
Driver reward program.
Safety associated to employee performance.

Safety motor vehicles audit.
Reporting, analyzing and evaluating accidents.
Training of instructors inside the company.