This young driver intervention program, available in English and Spanish, zeroes in on drivers between the ages of 15 and 24 — the group most likely to be involved in fatal collisions.
• Since 1995, more than 750,000 young adults have learned life-saving defensive driving skills through DDC – Alive at 25.
• In a recent study by the NSC South Carolina Chapter, 98 percent of participants said they would change their driving behavior after completing this course.
• Courts and schools nationwide use DDC-Alive at 25 in their graduated license and violator programs.
The highly interactive four-hour program encourages young drivers to take responsibility for their driving behavior. Skill practice and
on-the-spot defensive driving techniques help change bravado to confidence.
Instructors use personal example, humor workbook exercises, interactive media segments, group discussions, role-playing, and
short lectures to help young drivers develop convictions and strategies that will keep them safer on the road.
DDC - Alive at 25 teaches young adults:
• Why they often underestimate risk
• The effects of inexperience, peer pressure and such distractions as cell phones, text messaging, MP3 players and GPS units
• State and local driving laws and regulations
• Communication skills for assertiveness and being a young leader
• Responsibility of passengers
Session 1: Are You a Potential Statistic?
Course Length : 65 minutes
• Get acquainted with other participants.
• Use the video, Driver Statistics, to introduce collision and fatality statistics for this age group.
• Examine why young drivers have such high violation rates and how driving behaviors and attitudes contribute.
• Discuss how peer pressure, distractions, inexperience and underestimating risks can cause unique driving hazards.
Session 2: Recognize the Hazard
Course Length : 65 minutes
• Identify two types of driving hazards.
• Show the Seven Deadly Drives video, which explores seven hazards drivers most often create.
• Explain three driving hazards participants don’t cause, and guide them in still making wise decisions in these situations.
• Ask participants to identity the hazards they see in the video, Recognize the Hazards.
Session 3: Understand the Defense
Course Length : 60minutes
• Discuss the issue of control.
• Introduce situations in which young drivers appear to
have no control.
• Explain how participants can take control in
these situations.
• Show Two Friends, a video that emphasizes the
consequences of poor driving choices.
Session 4: Act Correctly, In Time
Course Length : 50 minutes
• Discuss “Taking Positive Action.”
• View Improv Jam, a video that shows young people
making positive driving decisions.
• Practice making positive driving decisions through
role-playing.
• Use the Don’t Drive Stupid video to foster a commitment to change driving behavior.
Here is a link for more information:
http://www.aliveat25.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=21