| The main intention of defensive driving | | | | instructor courses available.Students who |
| instructor training is to train personnel as | | | | complete the DDC for professional truck |
| instructors. These instructors are taught to | | | | drivers and DDC-6/8 instructor training |
| teach defensive driving courses more | | | | course can work as provisional instructors. |
| efficiently. The training focuses on the | | | | They are also eligible to receive insurance |
| importance of attitude in preventing | | | | premium discount. The course length of DDC |
| accidents. They also help to strengthen good | | | | for professional truck drivers is six to |
| driving skills. A number of defensive driving | | | | eight hours. The course is best suited for |
| instructor training courses are offered | | | | safety managers, fleet managers, and driving |
| throughout the country. The participant will | | | | school instructors.Some of the common topics |
| be provided with the tools and knowledge to | | | | covered in the defensive driving instructor |
| become an efficient defensive driving | | | | training module include adult learning needs, |
| instructor.National Safety Council is the | | | | improving effective teaching skills and |
| first national organization to lead the world | | | | administrative responsibilities. Defensive |
| in defensive driving training. Some private | | | | driving techniques, backing and turns, |
| driving schools also offer defensive driving | | | | following distance and passing, chemical |
| instructor training (IDC) in accordance with | | | | abuse issues, road rage, head-on collisions, |
| state standards. There are some driving | | | | and accident preventability are some of the |
| schools which offer defensive driving | | | | topics covered in the various defensive |
| instruction training free of cost.DDC for | | | | driving instructor training courses.Some |
| professional truck drivers (DDC-PTD), DDC-4, | | | | defensive driving instructor training courses |
| DDC-6 state of New York, DDC-8 state of | | | | are also available online. This facility |
| Virginia, DDC-8/6, DDC-attitudinal dynamics | | | | allows the student to practice effective |
| of driving, and DDC-Coaching the Mature | | | | instructional technique in a convenient way. |
| Driver are some of the defensive driving | | | | |