Defensive driving is a phrase that drivers hear so often when they receive a ticket or need a refresher course on the laws of the

road.

What is defensive driving?

What effects does it have on drivers and our community as a whole?

Is there really a point to defensive driving or is it something that we just put up with

because we are told to?

In this article we will discuss the different benefits and effects to society due to

defensive driving.

Defensive driving is a course that many drivers take every day to polish their skills as

a safe driver.

A defensive driving course is also used whenever a speeding ticket is involved as one of the means to remedy the situation.

In a course such as this many factors are taken into consideration and the course instructor goes over in detail each of the

factors.

These factors include traffic crashes which opens the eyes of many drivers, so that they can be more aware of their surroundings to

prevent being a number in the statistic.

The next factor is psychological factors.

The psychological factors that are taken into consideration are the different emotions

that drivers can feel during driving.

This is especially true when a driver is feeling a negative emotion such as anger, and how

that can affect a driver and how they operate their vehicle.

By being aware of how our emotions can affect our judgment in driving people can be more able to keep these emotions in check

while driving.

The third factor that is talked about during the course is human factors.

This factor can be the most dangerous of factors when driving.

For example, if a driver is distracted by their passengers they can miss a turn which may cause them to speed in order to recover the

time needed to take a new exit to get to their destination.

Another harmful effect of this factor is drivers when they are drinking and driving.

These effects can make drivers very dangerous.

Factor number four is crash prevention techniques.

These techniques include observing the roadway, sharing the road, vehicle

emergencies, right of way, vehicle stopping distance, and other techniques for

prevention a crash.

With the exception of having a ticket dropped there are more benefits to taking a

defensive driving course.

These benefits include additional knowledge, and a possible insurance discount.

With the additional knowledge drivers can avoid future tickets and other harmful

effects of driving.

The possible insurance discount can be very beneficial especially if you are a young driver

or have teenagers.