Defensive Driving Courses To Match Your Needs
The National Safety Council offers a wide variety of driver improvement and fleet safety courses internationally
Program Name Course Content Who Benefits Instructor Course Length Student Course Length DDC-4 Action-packed four-hour program highlights driver attitude toprevent crashes and reinforces good driving skills. Includes abroad array of behind-the-wheel topics and shows theconsequences of poor choices. Easily customizable to address local surroundings and road conditions. M Experienced licensed drivers and organizations that want a driver improvement course for employees 2 Days 4 Hours DDC 8/6 This comprehensive eight- or six-hour course is our most popular.Develops accident avoidance behavior and safe driving practices.Trusted by government agencies, insurance companies, private employers and driver instruction schools.M Experienced licensed drivers and organizations that want a driver improvement course for employees 3 Days 8 Hours DDC Online Based on our DDC–8/6 course, but available anytime. Presents real-life driving situations and hazards in an engaging, interactive way. Cost-effective for any size group. M Experienced licensed drivers and organizations that want a driver improvement course for employees N/A 2-4 Hours Attitudial Dynamics of Driving (ADD) Advanced course designed for court referrals, as a diversion program for drivers with excessive violations or poor driving habits. Helps participants ask questions, share opinions and join in non-threatening, non-judgemental discussions. Problem drivers with excessive traffic violations and bad driving habits. Repeat traffic offenders. Companies that want a driver improvement course for employees 3 Days 6,8 or 12 Hours Alive at 25 Highly interactive course focuses on the unique challenges faced by young adult/newly licensed drivers ages 15-24. It’s also ideal for young drivers who incur traffic violations. More than 750,000 teens have benefited from this course. M Young adults or newly liscensed drivers. Drivers and traffic violators ages 15-24 2 Days 4 Hours Professional Truck Driver A flexible and interactive classroom course focused on collision prevention, hazard recognition and responsibility for driving decisions from drivers of oversized trucks. M Novice or experienced oversize truck drivers who need defensive driving training. Fleet managers or dispatchers 3 Days 6 Hours Professional Truck Driver - Self-Study Designed specifically for professional truck drivers unable to attend a classroom course, this self-study version allows participants to complete the materials in segments, in about 90 minutes. Train an entire fleet for less than $10 (U.S. dollars) per driver. Novice or experienced drivers who need defensive driving training. Drivers whose schedules make it impossible to attend classroom training or who are at remote locations N/A 1 1/2 Hours Professional Truck Driver - Online Includes all the content of our classroom course. Train any size group — even at remote locations —for far less than the cost of one preventable collision. Novice or experienced drivers who need defensive driving training. Drivers with Internet access. N/A 2-3 Hours
Program Name
Course Content
Who Benefits
Instructor Course Length
Student Course Length
DDC-4
Experienced licensed drivers and organizations that want a driver improvement course for employees
2 Days
4 Hours
DDC 8/6
3 Days
8 Hours
DDC Online
N/A
2-4 Hours
Attitudial Dynamics of Driving (ADD)
Problem drivers with excessive traffic violations and bad driving habits. Repeat traffic offenders. Companies that want a driver improvement course for employees
6,8 or 12 Hours
Alive at 25
Highly interactive course focuses on the unique challenges faced by young adult/newly licensed drivers ages 15-24. It’s also ideal for young drivers who incur traffic violations. More than 750,000 teens have benefited from this course. M
Young adults or newly liscensed drivers. Drivers and traffic violators ages 15-24
Professional Truck Driver
A flexible and interactive classroom course focused on collision prevention, hazard recognition and responsibility for driving decisions from drivers of oversized trucks. M
Novice or experienced oversize truck drivers who need defensive driving training. Fleet managers or dispatchers
6 Hours
Professional Truck Driver - Self-Study
Designed specifically for professional truck drivers unable to attend a classroom course, this self-study version allows participants to complete the materials in segments, in about 90 minutes. Train an entire fleet for less than $10 (U.S. dollars) per driver.
Novice or experienced drivers who need defensive driving training. Drivers whose schedules make it impossible to attend classroom training or who are at remote locations
1 1/2 Hours
Professional Truck Driver - Online
Includes all the content of our classroom course. Train any size group — even at remote locations —for far less than the cost of one preventable collision.
Novice or experienced drivers who need defensive driving training. Drivers with Internet access.
2-3 Hours
M = Multilingual
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