TENNESSEE – MEMPHIS/SHELBY
COUNTY TRAFFIC DIVERSION
Administered through Southwest Tennessee Community College
$50.00
No Hidden Fees
This course is for the sole use of traffic violators of Memphis/Shelby County who have been court ordered to complete this online Defensive Driving Course.
Approved Defensive Driving Course for Memphis/Shelby County Traffic Diversion
Defensive Driving Course Take this course if you have received a traffic citation and have been ordered to take the National Safety Council online Defensive Driving program. You must provide a copy of the certificate to the Memphis/Shelby County Prosecutor’s Office. It is your responsibility to complete this course within the time frame provided by the diversion agreement.
Curso de Manejo Defensivo Tome este curso si ha recibido una citacion de trafico y si tiene una orden de tomar el curso DDC online de National Safety Council. Debe de proveer una copia del certificado a Memphis/Shelby County Prosecutor's Office, es su responsabilidad de completar este curso en el lapso del tiempo provisto por la corte.
Defensive Driving Course Topics:
- RUA defensive driver
- Recognize the hazard
- Understand the defense
- Act correctly, in time
- Road sign shapes and colors
- Understanding lane markings
- Speeding
- Violating right-of-way
- Distracted driving
- Turning improperly
- Driving left-of-center
- Following too closely
- Visibility
- Techniques for handling these factors
- Winter driving
- Fog, dust, smoke
- High winds
- Road conditions
- Stressful driving situations
- Aggressive driving
- Impaired driving
- Drowsy driving
- The three stages of a collision
- Seat belts and air bags
- Brakes – anti-lock vs. non-anti-lock
- Mirrors
- Pre-trip inspection
- Passing and overtaking
- Blind spots
- Multi-lane roads
- Railroad crossings
- Work zone dangers
- Larger vehicles
- School buses
- Emergency vehicles and the “move over” law
- Motorcycles, pedestrians and pedal cyclists
- Slow-moving vehicles
- Animals
- The Six Deadly Choices
- The importance of choosing the right behaviors
- Your driving plan
Certificate Process
Upon completion of the Defensive Driving Course the student will be able to print a personalized Certificate of Completion from the National Safety Council.