Managing Risk on the Road: Essential Perception and Reaction Skills for Safe Driving

Purpose:

The Perception and Risk Management module aims to introduce safe and proper observation skills.

Module Objectives:

The Perception and Risk Management module's main objective is to teach students safe and proper observation skills. This module teaches appropriate risk-management strategies, drivers' limits to perceive levels of risks, the necessity of accurate risk perceptions, common collision factors and how to reduce risks leading up to these events.

Learning Outcomes:

After successfully completing this module, students will acquire the following skills and knowledge:

  • Students will learn about what and where to observe and when and how to observe
  • Students will learn how to do a visual search and scanning to detect potential hazards
  • Students will learn about the different types of drivers
  • Students will learn about different types of driving, such as aggressive driving and street racing
  • Students will learn about the consequences of dangerous driving, i.e. personal, social, legal and financial
  • Students will learn about the importance of personal risk-tolerance
  • Students will learn how to demonstrate appropriate risk management strategies, habits and attitudes consistently
  • Students will learn how to identify accurate risk-perception
  • Students will learn about the factors that affect a driver's risk-perception
  • Students will learn about common collision factors and situations for beginner drivers
  • Students will learn about the potential dangers of driving and effective responses
  • Students will learn about hazard perception, decision-making, and judgment
  • Students will learn how to use decision-making skills to drive safely
  • Students will learn about the effects of the impairment on decision-making skills
  • Students will learn about the role of personal motives on decision-making skills
  • Students will learn about post-incident decision-making to ensure personal safety
  • Students will learn about specific driving actions to minimize risk

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