| Week 1 - Thursday 5th March 2009 |
| Introduction to course |
Given by a Traffic Police Officer holding a Class
1 Advanced Driving Certificate. |
| Why the need for a Better Driving Course? |
A look at some crash statistics and their causes and
costs to society. |
| What makes a good driver? |
A consideration of the factors and characteristics
which distinguish good drivers from less good ones and what you
can do to improve yourself. |
| Driver attitude and responsibilities |
How driver attitude and awareness affects safety,
economy and driving comfort. The importance of thinking about what
you intend to do. |
| Pre-driving checks and preparation – cockpit drill |
What you need to do before getting in the driving
seat, once you are in the car and before you move off. |
| Introduction of the ‘System of Car Control’ |
A description, with examples, of the systematic procedure
of controlling a car adopted by police drivers for negotiating all
types of hazards and which is completely applicable to all normal
road driving and which forms the basis of the rest of the course. |
