1. Defensive Driving Do you ?? Why would you ?? What is in it for you ??

2. Pedestrian crossing high-way
Defensive Driving ?? X
1 Dead 23/10/2000

3. 2 Dead 5/March/2001 High speed roll-over No seatbelts
Defensive Driving ??
Straight road near Nizwa
2 Dead 5/March/2001 High speed roll-over No seatbelts

4. Head on collision Straight road (night) Truck: no seatbelt
Defensive Driving ??
2 Dead 21/Nov/2000

5. Defensive Driving ??
Did not stop on T-junction going left
2 Dead /3/2001

6. Good Reasons for Defensive Driving: - You will not hurt yourself - You will not hurt others - You will see your family again - You will arrive in time - You will not cause suffering - You will reduce your stress levels and - You will NOT go to jail !!!! See the next slides and be warned !!!!

7. Royal Decree No 91/2001 Change to Article 50 Traffic Law (28/93) as of 1-Nov-2001

9. Will apply when accident leads to:
Penalty to driver:
Minimum: 1 year jail
Maximum: 5 year jail
Will apply when accident leads to:
Death
Major injury (>10 days off work)
Major damage

10. Penalty applicable when accident was caused by driving:
in a rash manner without due care/diligence
under influence: alcohol, drugs
overtaking in dangerous place
overtaking where it is banned
constitutes danger
puts lives or property at risk

11. So now we have some other
reasons to drive defensively:
If you do not you could end up in jail for 1-5 years
Jail is very uncomfortable
What would it do to your family ?

12. PDO Defensive Driving Framework as of 01/July/2001: courses by OTI, NTI and TATI
DDC-1 Defensive Driving Light Vehicle Blacktop Roads 2 days (one off)
DDC-2 Defensive Driving Heavy Vehicle Blacktop Roads 2 days (one off)
DDC-5 Bus 1/2 day (one off)
DDC-3 Graded 1/2 day (one off)
DDC-4 Tanker 1/2 day (one off) +
Yearly: Professional Assessment Drive Test on knowledge of PDO-Rules

13. ROP Road Safety Statistics
Figures for the first 7 months of the year
No of Accidents
No of Deaths
This is the result of drivers NOT Driving Defensively