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PDS/The Professional Driver and Driving Safely in Different Driving Environments and Weather Conditions

PDS/The Professional Driver and Driving Safely in Different Driving Environments and Weather Conditions (24th –25thApril 2025)

About the Course

The professional driver by nature encounters various hazards when driving in different and challenging driving environments. They also experience weather conditions that make driving dangerous.

This two-day course teaches drivers about defensive driving preparation, hazard perception, and attitude-techniques that will help them stay safe on the road.

The program teaches participants how to navigate various hazards like changing lanes, driving in urban versus rural areas, driving on hills, mountains and highways, and exiting and entering.

Course Objectives

  • To enable participants know the various vehicle and environmental hazards and solve them

Course Benefits

  • At the end of the program participants will gain knowledge of hazardous roadway maneuvers and acquire proactive driving skills to drive in all-weather situations

Course Content

  • Pre-Driving Procedure
  • External Checks
    • View the Surrounding Area
    • Importance of Tyre Proper Pressure
    • Proper Wear Pattern and Sufficient Tread Depth For Safety
    • Vehicle Body Exterior Lights: Headlights, Directional Lights, Brake Lights, Back-Up Lights and Tail Lights
    • Exhaust System
    • Fluid Levels
  • Internal Checks
    • Dash Board (Fluid Level Alerts and Fuel Levels)
    • Brakes Types of Brakes: ABS and other brake systems
    • Parking Brake
    • Safety Belts
    • Spare Tyre and Tire Changing Equipment
    • First-Aid Kit
  • Creating a Daily Pre-Trip Inspection Checklist
  • Types of Roads Hazards
    • General Hazards
    • Hazards Associated with Residential Streets
    • Hazards Associated with Roads Near Schools
    • Hazards Associated with Highways
    • Hazards Associated with Traveling on Hills or Mountains
  • Driving Safely on the Highway
  • Driving Safely on Hills or Mountains
  • Driving Safely on Rural Roads
  • Driving Safely on Residential Streets
  • Managing Visibility, Time and Space
  • Driving Safely When the Amount of Light is Low
    • Driving During Dusk and Dawn Hours
    • Driving at Night Using Low Beams and High Beams Correctly
    • Over driving Headlights
    • Looking Beyond Headlights
  • Hydroplaning/Aquaplaning
    • Causes of Hydroplaning
    • Driving on wet surfaces
    • Anticipating and Preventing Skids
    • Anticipating and Preventing Hydroplaning
  • Driving in Hazardous Weather Conditions
    • Minimising Risks in Hazardous Weather Conditions
    • Fog or Smog
    • Sand and Dust
    • Windy Environment
  • Post-Driving Procedure
    • Testing of the Braking System
    • Testing of All Vehicle Lights
    • Testing of the Windshield Wipers
    • Inspection of Emergency Equipment
    • Testing of the Tyre Condition

Duration:  Two (2) Days

Fees: One Thousand Seven Hundred Ghana Cedis (GH¢1,700.00) per participant.

Venue: CSIR Headoffice Conference Hall, AgSSIP Block

Who Should Attend: All Drivers and Riders

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