NEED OF DEFENSIVE DRIVING :
Why we need defensive driving training?
NEED FOR DEFENSIVE DRIVING
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To ensure our own safety and safety of other
road users
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To influence the driving behavior of road users
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To reduces violations and accidents on road
HOW AN INDIVIDUAL IS AFFECTED
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DIRECT LOSS
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Death
•
Disability
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INDIRECT LOSS
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Family
•
Loss of job
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Financial crises
•
Loss of reputation
Know who is a Defensive Driver?
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One
who reaches destination safely without any loss to one’s property and person,
in the presence of road traffic and prevailing conditions
ATTRIBUTES OF A DEFENSIVE DRIVER
- Maintains
vehicle properly
- Follows
RRR (Rules Of Road Regulations)
- Has
apathy for other road user
- Avoids
distracted driving
- Follows
defensive driving technique
- Parks
vehicle at authorized parking
CHALLENGES FACED
BY DELIVERY STAFF
- Physical
Factors
- Bike
- Maintain bike and accessories
- Poor
road conditions - Regular servicing
- Extreme
weather conditions - Keep body hydrated in summers & covered in
winters
- Slips,
trips and falls - Wear helmet and other PPE’s
- Incidents and Accidents on road - Post accident
counselling
- Hefty
and heavy bags- Strap, secure and zip the bag
- Pollution
on road - Wear mask in extreme pollution
WHY WEAR
HELMET?
- Helmets bring down the severity
of head injury, skull fractures and neurological disabilities sustained during
an accident
- Risk of death is nearly 2.5
times more among riders without helmets
- Helmets reduce the risk of
facial injuries by two-thirds
SEAT BELT
·
26,896 people died in 2017 on Indian
roads for not fastening their seat belts. Don’t be one of them.
- Wearing a seatbelt reduces
risk of death by 45%
WHAT LAW SAYS
- As per the provisions of
sub-rule (3) of Rule 138 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, it
shall be ensured that the driver, and the person seated in the front seat
or the persons occupying front facing rear seats, as the case may be, wear
the seat belts while the vehicle is in motion.
CATEGORIES
OF TRAFFIC ROAD SIGNS
- MANDATORY
- CAUTIONARY
- INFORMATIVE
MANDATORY
ROAD SIGNS:
- These
are circular in shape
- These
are order giving signs
- Violation
of these may lead to an accident or major traffic disruption
- Violation
attracts penalty/challan
- Disobedience
is punishable offence
CAUTIONARY
ROAD SIGNS:
- These
are triangular in shape
- For
warning and caution
- For
safety of road users
- No
penalty or challan associated with these signs
ELECTRONIC ROAD SIGNALS
- RED
SIGNAL Prohibits any traffic to proceed ahead
- FLASHING
AMBER A cautionary signal. When ON
signal changes from green to red and it is time to clear the road
- GREEN
LIGHT Allows traffic to proceed
