Memphis/Shelby County Traffic Diversion

Defensive Driving Course

This course is for the sole use of traffic violators of Memphis/Shelby County who have been court ordered to complete this online Defensive Driving Course This course is available for both juveniles and adults in English and Spanish.

Defensive Driving Course Take this course if you have received a traffic citation and have been ordered to take the National Safety Council online Defensive Driving program. You must provide a copy of the certificate to the Memphis/Shelby County Prosecutor’s Office. It is your responsibility to complete this course within the time frame provided by the diversion agreement.

Curso de Manejo Defensivo Tome este curso si ha recibido una citacion de trafico y si tiene una orden de tomar el curso DDC online de National Safety Council. Debe de proveer una copia del certificado a Memphis/Shelby County Prosecutor's Office, es su responsabilidad de completar este curso en el lapso del tiempo provisto por la corte.

Defensive Driving Course

^$50^.00

No Hidden Fees

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Defensive Driving Course Outline:

Recognize that driver safety affects everyone
Identify your personal driving behaviors and tendencies
Recognize that every behavior is a choice
Define risky driving behaviors
Identify the Six Deadly Choices that lead to the majority of crashes
Identify what’s in your control
Explain how to drive defensively in conditions beyond your control

Define defensive driving, collision prevention and NSC's collision prevention formula
Identify defensive driving techniques that can be used when physical, mental and emotional factors affect your ability to drive
Recognize potential hazards when driving and use the 'What-if' strategy to avoid hazards
Identify the risks associated with driving without seat belts or proper restraints
Identify how to effectively use vehicle safety systems

Recognize the risks of speeding
Recognize the risks of following too closely
Employ the 3-second and 3-second+ following distance rules
Define aggressive driving and road rage
Identify driving distractions
Recognize risks of distracted driving

Identify risks of substance impairment
Identify risks of drowsy driving
Choose safe, responsible, and respectful behaviors to avoid impaired or drowsy driving
Choose appropriate driving behaviors for different driving situations and conditions
Explain the proper procedure for navigating multi-lane roads

Identify risks associated with improper turns
Explain the proper procedures for passing and overtaking another vehicle
Identify risks associated with driving left-of-center
Describe right-of-way violations and safe intersection strategies
Identify roadway maintenance and construction hazards
Use techniques for trains and railway grade crossings

Identify other vehicles you will encounter on the road and techniques for dealing with them
Recognize the challenges drivers of larger vehicles face and explain how to safely share the road
Explain proper techniques for dealing with pedestrians, pedal cyclists, and animals

Describe the three stages of a collision
Identify the steps to conduct pre-trip inspections
Explain the importance of proper vehicle maintenance
Describe steps for addressing different types of immediate danger you may encounter
Determine of a collision was preventable in different driving situations

10 Habits of Defensive Driving
The Six Deadly Choices
The importance of choosing the right behaviors
Your driving plan

Be a safer driver in Tennessee with the all new National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course

The National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course (DDC) Online is an effective four hour online driver safety training course and brings the time-tested content and acclaimed videos from its flagship DDC classroom course into a convenient web-based format. It dos not have to be completed at one time.

The National Safety Council is a nonprofit established in 1913 and chartered by the U.S. Congress with the mission of saving lives and preventing injuries on our roads, in our homes, at work, and in our communities.

This course delivers leading-edge content by presenting real-life driving situations and motivating drivers to change their behind-the-wheel behaviors and attitudes. Through instructional advancements, computer-generated animation and adaptive interactivity, participants analyze real driving situations, spot driving hazards and identify/execute the correct defenses. The convenient bookmark feature offers the ability to log in and out of the course as often as you like to accommodate your schedule and to work at your own pace anywhere there is a computer with internet.

Certificate Process

Upon completion of the Defensive Driving Course the student will be able to print a personalized Certificate of Completion from the National Safety Council. As a condition of diversion, the student will need to present the Certificate of Completion to the Memphis/Shelby County office or mail to Southwest Tennessee Community College, Corporate Training and Continuing Education, 5983 Macon Cove, Freeman Building, Room 100, Memphis, TN 38134 within the time specified in the diversion agreement.
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