Defensive Driving Condensed - Canada
Additional Course Information
Complete this four-hour, condensed version of Fleet Safety International's full Defensive Driving course to improve road awareness and develop practical collision-prevention skills for Canadian drivers. The course covers the SAFER System, along with fatigue, distraction, emergency braking, skid control, backing, intersections and other common driving risks. Score at least 80% to receive an immediately downloadable and printable certificate of completion. This course does not qualify for 3-demerit point reduction — for that, see our Defensive Driving Course – 3 Demerit Reduction.
This course does NOT qualify for 3 demerit point reduction. If you require demerit reduction, please check out our Defensive Driving 3 Demerit Reduction Course.
This course does NOT qualify for 3 demerit point reduction. If you require demerit reduction, please check out our Defensive Driving 3 Demerit Reduction Course.
After finishing with a score of at least 80%, learners will receive a certificate of completion. You can download and print this certificate right away.
Syllabus
Defensive driving & risk management
- Driver competency model
- SAFER system of defensive driving
- Fatigue
- Complacency
- Wildlife collisions
Most common collisions
- Following too close
- Backing
- Intersections
Advanced driving
- Ditch entry and recovery
- Vision
- Emergency braking
- Skid control
- Collision avoidance

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