NRMA DriveSafe Pro training program

Using the roads is the single biggest risk most people take on a daily basis, and on-the-job driving increases this risk. Most people who drive professionally would say they’re pretty good drivers, but just because someone drives a lot doesn’t necessarily mean they’re demonstrating low-risk driving behaviours.

The NRMA DriveSafe Pro training program is designed to provide benefit to experienced drivers and help reduce the risk of death and injury on our roads. Suitable for organisations and individuals, the training programs are flexible and can be individually tailored to any company across Australia.

The training program is designed to help drivers see the risk that they are exposed to and then to identify and apply simple strategies that will reduce those risks significantly. It uses ‘real cars’, ‘real roads’, ‘real people’ and, as such, focuses on low-risk driving.

While skid-pan training teaches drivers what to do if they get into trouble, low-risk driver training teaches drivers how not to get into trouble in the first place. The training program challenges drivers to think about how they might be placing themselves at a higher risk of a crash simply by how they think about driving.

Behaviour is a higher contributing factor to many crashes than skill level with most crash incidents resulting from the driver failing to recognise hazards. The training aims to influence drivers to make changes that will reduce their crash risk. It is not a course about skills and methods but rather about the thoughts and motivations that underpin decisions about how a driver drives.

From one-on-one in-car training to workshops and seminar-style presentations at a specific venue, the training can also be designed to cover an organisation’s specific workplace, health and safety requirements.

NRMA DriveSafe Pro can also help with the development of an organisation’s safe driving policies and risk management assessments.