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Defensive DrivingDefensive Driving

Do you ??Do you ??

Why would you ??Why would you ??

What is in it for you ??What is in it for you ??

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1 Dead 23/10/2000

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Pedestrian crossing high-wayPedestrian crossing high-way

Defensive Driving ??Defensive Driving ??

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Straight road near Nizwa

2 Dead5/March/2001

High speed roll-overHigh speed roll-overNo seatbeltsNo seatbelts

Defensive Driving ??Defensive Driving ??

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2 Dead 21/Nov/2000

Head on collision Head on collision Straight road (night)Straight road (night)Truck: no seatbeltTruck: no seatbelt

Defensive Driving ??Defensive Driving ??

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2 Dead 14/3/2001

Did not stop onDid not stop onT-junction going leftT-junction going left

Defensive Driving ??Defensive Driving ??

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Good Reasons for Defensive Driving:Good Reasons for Defensive Driving:

- You will not hurt yourself- You will not hurt yourself- You will not hurt others- You will not hurt others- You will see your family again- You will see your family again- You will arrive in time- You will arrive in time- You will not cause suffering- You will not cause suffering- You will reduce your stress levels- You will reduce your stress levels

andand- You will NOT go to jail !!!! - You will NOT go to jail !!!! See the next slides and be warned !!!! See the next slides and be warned !!!!

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Royal Decree No 91/2001Royal Decree No 91/2001

Change to Article 50Change to Article 50Traffic Law (28/93)Traffic Law (28/93)as of 1-Nov-2001as of 1-Nov-2001

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Penalty to driver:Penalty to driver:

Minimum: 1 year jailMinimum: 1 year jail Maximum: 5 year jailMaximum: 5 year jail

Will apply when accident leads to:Will apply when accident leads to:

DeathDeath Major injury (>10 days off work)Major injury (>10 days off work) Major damageMajor damage

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Penalty applicable when accident wasPenalty applicable when accident was

caused by driving: caused by driving:

in a rash manner without due care/diligencein a rash manner without due care/diligence under influence: alcohol, drugsunder influence: alcohol, drugs overtaking in dangerous placeovertaking in dangerous place overtaking where it is bannedovertaking where it is banned constitutes dangerconstitutes danger puts lives or property at riskputs lives or property at risk

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So now we have some otherSo now we have some other

reasons to drive defensively:reasons to drive defensively:

If you do not you could end up in jail If you do not you could end up in jail for 1-5 yearsfor 1-5 years

Jail is very uncomfortableJail is very uncomfortable What would it do to your family ?What would it do to your family ?

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PDO Defensive Driving FrameworkPDO Defensive Driving Frameworkas of 01/July/2001: courses by OTI, NTI and TATIas of 01/July/2001: courses by OTI, NTI and TATI

DDC-1 Defensive DrivingLight Vehicle

Blacktop Roads2 days (one off)

DDC-2 Defensive Driving Heavy Vehicle Blacktop Roads2 days (one off)

DDC-5Bus

1/2 day(one off)

DDC-4Tanker1/2 day

(one off)

Yearly: Yearly: Professional Assessment Drive Professional Assessment Drive Test on knowledge of PDO-Rules Test on knowledge of PDO-Rules

DDC-3Graded1/2 day

(one off)

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ROP Road Safety StatisticsROP Road Safety Statistics

Figures for the first 7 months of the year Figures for the first 7 months of the year

20002000 20012001

No of AccidentsNo of Accidents 7871 70367036

No of Deaths No of Deaths 316 316 256 256

This is the result of drivers This is the result of drivers NOT Driving DefensivelyNOT Driving Defensively