Defensive Driving

This section addresses numerous common misunderstandings about ordinary traffic and driving in general. After completing this introductory portion, students should have a thorough understanding of the requirements for obtaining a learner's permit, as well as the fundamental structure for the Smith System of Defensive Driving. Green Light Driving School covers all basis when it comes to tactics and notions to understand when it comes to Defensive Driving.

THE SMITH SYSTEM

The Smith System is the industry standard in defensive driver training systems. It consists of the “Five Keys to Space Cushion Driving.” This program covers improving driver perception to create safer drivers, keeping space around your vehicle (no more ‘traffic roulette’,) what good driving practices are, creating good seeing habits and improving driver visibility. Hazard Recognition, Perception and Management: Students learn to identify hazards and discuss ways to manage them so that they are no longer hazards to them on the road.

OTHER ASPECTS OF DEFENSIVE DRIVING

• City Driving
• Impaired Driving
• Avoiding Collisions
• Aggressive Driving
• Understanding Stress Triggers
• Stress Management when Driving
• Emotional IQ
• Tough Weather Conditions
• Highway Driving
• Intensive Driving

This is just a brief overview of what we discuss at our full Defensive Driver Training Program at Green Light Driving School in the Oakville and Burlington area. Green Light Driving School also offers defensive driving school online, for those looking to learn digitally.

Curriculum

Brake & Avoid

At Green Light Driving School in Oakville, we strive to provide our students with the highest quality on-road instruction possible. To ensure their safety on the road, we provide an emergency technique package in addition to the ordinary course's fundamental 10 hours. We are the only MTO approved driving school in Canada, aside from Young Drivers, that provides this option to their students. The program will include two full hours of teaching covering the following techniques.

If the car wanders onto a gravel shoulder, the student must learn to recover and control it.

As in the previous move, students are taught how to avoid cars passing from the other lane into their lane in this manoeuvre. This will help the student to avoid a head-on collision.

The student is taught how to properly react to an automobile coming up behind them. The emphasis is on hand over hand steering as well as being mindful of their blind areas.

The student is taught how to react appropriately to an object that has just fallen into their path at 40km/h. The emphasis is on appropriate steering and keeping one's eyes forward.

The goal of the method is for the student to stop as fast as possible utilising the best braking technique available without the brakes locking up. Avoiding locking the brakes will keep the automobile from skidding and will bring it to a stop more quickly and effectively.

With this technique, students are still using the threshold braking method, but they are approaching the object pylons at a quicker speed (60 km/h) and will not be able to stop in time, so to avoid hitting the object, they must choose an escape route (Left or Right) and swerve.

PROCEDURE AND FEES

All of our sessions are taught by trained professionals. The majority of the lesson will take place in a parking lot with pylons as impediments in the driver's path; however, gravel shoulder recovery will take place on the road ONLY when it is safe to do so. The bundle is $200 + HST and includes all of the fundamental moves outlined above.

We emphasize that every student think about devoting extra time and money to learning these techniques since it might help them become a safer and more careful driver. All payments for this package should be paid in advance in order for us to better serve you.