Defensive Driving Course (State-Approved)

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Overview

Improve your driving skills and learn how to reduce your risk behind the wheel with the Oklahoma Safety Council’s Defensive Driving Course (DDC).

This six-hour, classroom-based course from the National Safety Council teaches drivers how to recognize hazards, make safer decisions, and prevent crashes. The course is state-approved in Oklahoma and is taught by qualified instructors.

Depending on your eligibility, completing a defensive driving course may help you reduce points on your driving record, satisfy a court requirement, or qualify for an insurance premium reduction. Check with your insurance provider or the appropriate court or state agency to confirm eligibility.

Your certificate of completion will be sent to the email address you used to register for the course.

Oklahoma City

When: 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., except holiday weekends
Where: 2400 S. Vermont Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73108

Tulsa

When: Courses are offered based on instructor availability
Where: 9810 E. 42nd Street South, Suite 205, TechRidge Office Park, southeast of 41st and Mingo

Important Note:

Class starts promptly at 8:00 a.m. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early. Late arrivals won’t be admitted.

What You’ll Learn

The Defensive Driving Course focuses on the decisions and driving behaviors that can help prevent crashes and violations.

You’ll learn how to:

• Recognize common driving hazards and risky behaviors
• Take personal and legal responsibility for your driving
• Identify attitudes and behaviors that can increase your crash risk
• Determine whether a collision could have been prevented
• Use the National Safety Council’s Collision Prevention Formula
• Make safer choices in challenging driving situations
• Understand how alcohol, drugs, fatigue, and other physical or mental conditions can affect driving
• Use occupant restraint systems correctly
• Maintain control of your vehicle in adverse conditions
• Identify vehicle and roadway conditions that can contribute to crashes
• Recognize common driving errors that lead to collisions
• Make safe and legal turns
• Pass safely and recognize the risks associated with passing
• Reduce the risk of a head-on collision

You’ll leave with practical driving techniques you can use every time you get behind the wheel.

Who Should Attend

The Defensive Driving Course is designed for drivers who want to improve their driving skills, reduce their risk of a crash, or meet a defensive driving requirement.

It may also be appropriate for drivers who:

• Need to complete a state-approved defensive driving course
• Have been referred by a court or other agency
• Want to improve their driving record
• Are looking for a potential insurance premium reduction
• Want to strengthen their defensive driving skills

State-approved benefits may include:

• Insurance premium reduction (Contact your insurance provider to see if reduction is available)
• Two-point reduction on your Oklahoma driving record (when eligible)
• Improved driving skills
• Training from state-approved instructors

Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy

No refunds are issued for no-shows. Refunds are available for cancellations made at least three working days before the scheduled course date. If you need to reschedule, you must complete the course within 30 days of your original course date.