MTO Approved Certificate Program
Perception and Risk Management
Common Collision Situations
Potential Hazards of Driving and Effective Responses
Other Road-Users
Vehicle Conditions
Distractions Outside the Vehicle
Road Conditions
Driving Error Resulting in Danger to Self and to Other Road-Users
Weather/Environmental Conditions
Unpredictable Driving Behaviour
Vehicle Malfunctions
Distractions Inside the Vehicle
Accurate Risk-Perception
Safe Time Margins
Proactive Versus Reactive Driving Action
Quick and Effective Reaction Times
Consequences of not Doing What Other Road-Users Expect
Expectations of Other Road-users
Common Collision Factors For Beginner Drivers
Dangerous Driving
Not Looking for Hazards
Inappropriate Risk-Taking
Peer Pressure
Inability to Recognize Hazards
Inappropriate Speed
Driver Skill
Risk Tolerance
Poor Attention Management
Distracted Driving
Risk Perception
Driver Experience
Impaired Driving
Hazardous Driving Conditions
Overconfidence
Dangerous Driving
Legal and Economic Consequences
Personal and Social Consequences
Street Racing
Aggressive Driving
Factors that Affect Driver Risk-Perception
Driver Experience
Impairment
Driving Environment
Perception of Other Drivers
Need for Peer Approval
Physical Factors
Mental Factors
Driver Age
Role of Self-Control
Effects of Impairment on Decision Making skills
Visual Search and Scanning to Detect Potential Hazards
Distinguish Hazards from Typical Occurrences
Detecting Potential Path Deviations
Hazard Detection - Video
Scanning Patterns Under All Conditions
Driving Actions to Minimize Risk
Different Types of Drivers
Post-Incident Decision-Making to Ensure Personal Safety
How to observe
Shoulder Checks
How to Shoulder (Head) Check When Turning & Changing Lanes - Video
Mirrors
Active Attention
Peripheral Vision
Using Decision-Making Skills to Drive Safely
Predict Possible Solutions
Prioritize Situations and Solutions
Evaluate Whether or not to Drive
Identify Consequences
Make Multiple Decisions Quickly
Make Appropriate Choices Under Pressure
Anticipate What Might Happen
Develop a Hierarchy of Responses to Various Situations and Alternative Responses
Role of Personal Motives on Decision Making skills
What and Where to Observe and When
Peripheral Vision
Blind Spots - Video
Limits of Observation
Distance Scanning
Visual Obstructions
360 Degree Vision
Blind Spots
Personal Risk-Tolerance
Develop Rational Personal Risk Preferences
Caution Versus Risk
Risk-Aversion in Personal Value System
Judging Risk in Various Situations
Role of Overconfidence and Under-Confidence in Inaccurate Risk Perception
Hazard Perception, Decision-Making, and Judgment