Defensive Driving Course - Melton
Defensive Driving Course - Melton
4.8 (38)  
Melton, VIC 3337
  • Highlights
    • Suitable for any driver aged 16 to 80
    • Regardless of your driving experience you’ll be amazed at what you’ll learn
    • Learn the Golden Rules of Defensive Driving and how to apply them to everyday driving

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    ⏱️ Duration: 7 hours

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  • Overview

    Suitable for any driver aged 16 to 80 (P-plate drivers a specialty) and suitable to most cars including four wheel drives and light commercial vehicles.

    Presented in a relaxed, friendly and supportive environment by qualified, experienced instructors, with a balanced mixture of theory and practical driving exercises.

    We guarantee that regardless of your driving experience you’ll be amazed at what you’ll learn and you’ll have a great time learning it with us.

  • What's included?

    The practical driving component of our Defensive Driving Program is conducted on WET ROADS at suburban speeds.
    It includes a variety of on-road exercises including emergency braking, swerving, and multiple direction changes.


    The practical exercises aim to educate drivers in:

    • Basic vehicle dynamics
    • The correct systems of car control: seating, vision, and steering
    • Correct braking techniques for both ABS and non-ABS vehicles
    • Skid causation, basic skid control, and skid prevention
    • Raising the drivers level of awareness about speed, reaction times, and stopping distances
    • Learn how your vehicle reacts in emergencies

      The classroom component covers basic road safety concepts and the key principles of defensive driving including:

    • Understanding of how a drivers attitudes, motivations, and risk-taking behaviour can affect that drivers safety and the safety of other road users
    • The Golden Rules of Defensive Driving and how to apply them to everyday driving
    • The importance of correctly inflated tires and the condition and type of tires
    • Road laws and the introduction of any new laws
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  • Customer Reviews for Driver Dynamics

    4.8

    38 reviews
    Loui The Fly 777
    Loui The Fly 777
    2 months ago

    Doing this course is a must, even if you think you have good control of a vehicle, you get some good practice and doing it in a manual is even better for learners with some good stopping and starting practice. The theoretical side of it was informative, funny and engaging, well worth the time!

    Ali Bay
    Ali Bay
    4 years ago

    Fab day at Sandown with this crew. Very good, practical approach to safety, streaming groups by experience. I thoroughly enjoyed my first track day. Wide variety of cars and punters. Newbie Tip: It's worth tapping an instructor on the shoulder and asking them to go around with you for a few laps. I got 3-4 great tips that I built on over the next few rounds on the track. Looking at their other courses for kids and keen to come back for myself.

    Degan Ellis
    Degan Ellis
    6 months ago

    It's clear the team has been doing this for a while, as the day ran like a well-oiled machine, which was definitely appreciated, given the large number of participants. The classroom component was super informative and engaging, thanks in no small part to the polished, enthusiastic delivery by Dave. He's clearly passionate about driver training and the fact that it can, and does, save lives, and that really shone through during the presentation. Just the right blend of PowerPoint stats and video content, and managed to tailor the content to ensure relevance to the mix of L & P Platers, Male and Female, old and young, very very well. Thank you, Dave! The practical exercises were also phenomenal. Brett and the team were super clear in setting up the scenarios that we'd be practicing, and the feedback provided after each run was invaluable, as I managed to reduce my stopping distance significantly over the course of the day, and took away that as our lives get busier and busier and we're more and more distracted while driving, the importance of giving yourself and others physical space on the road, that, in turn, gives you the mental space you need to think clearly in the event of an emergency situation. Thank you Brett for an amazing day! A massive thanks to the entire team at Driver Dynamics for an extremely well-organised, informative, and phenomenal learning experience. Since getting my license 25-odd years ago, it has been on the list of things to do, but life got in the way and I just never got around to it. Better late than never, but if you're thinking of doing this course, don't put it off. The content and exercises allow you to learn the techniques that could keep you and your loved ones alive, in a safe, non-judgmental environment, where you're encouraged to see mistakes as a learning opportunity. This should be a compulsory learning requirement for all learner and P plate drivers, and at every licence renewal for fully licensed drivers, and a course that I will absolutely recommend to all my family and friends.

    Duke Delacroix
    Duke Delacroix
    4 months ago

    Went through the course today. I am 39yo and I learnt so much. I've raced in Simulators, I think I'm a hotshot driving a fast car, but I can tell you that when it comes to real life situations, I sucked at them and made lots of mistakes. These guys are an absolute wealth of knowledge and experience. The things they teach you, could save your life and others. They cover a lot of the things we see daily and put it into real world practice where you have to avoid obstacles and "Kenny the Cone". I had a blast, and I was super stoked to see lots of P platers and a couple of L platers doing the course, it will make them better drivers going forward. I recommend this course to anyone, no matter your age.

    Thea Angelico
    Thea Angelico
    7 months ago

    Absolutely fantastic Defensive Driving Level 1 Course! Thanks Gavin for a funny, engaging and informative day. I got it as a birthday present, and it was incredibly useful! I'm now a lot more confident about handling emergency situations in my car. I personally would recommend this course for anyone and everyone, although I'd say not for brand new Learners - you'll get more out of the course if you have some driving experience already. I'm definitely no expert but I'd say 40-60 hours driving at least, because by then the learner would be able to handle the car movements and would have a gauge of other drivers on the road, but would also be early enough in driving experience to change some behaviours for the better as a result of this course. For those trying to decide which course to do for your needs, keep in mind that level 1 defensive driving does not include dirt manoeuvres (I think it is covered in level 2 advanced driving), but focuses on wet road emergency braking and swerving as well as exercises to practice control of the car (pairing your vision with steering and car movement, noticing your reaction time, proper driver position in the car etc). Both the theory and practical sections of the course are jam-packed with useful and applicable information and are for both ABS and non-ABS fitted cars.

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    • Experience Type: Outdoor
    • Activity Level: Moderate
    • Skill Level: Beginner
    • Duration: 7 Hour(s)
    • ID Required: Yes
    • Booking Required: Yes
    1. All courses and gift vouchers purchased through Driver Dynamics are non-refundable but are fully transferable.
    2. Driver Dynamics tries its hardest to run all courses as advertised however we retain the rights to cancel or reschedule our courses due to (but not limited to) extreme weather conditions, technical malfunctions, non-availability of venue, and lack of participant numbers.
    3. It is YOUR responsibility to know where you need to go and to arrive on time.
    4. If you arrive at the venue late on the day of your course, for safety reasons you will not be permitted to participate in the course. Participants who arrive late will forfeit their booking. You must not interrupt Driver Dynamics instructors if you are late.
    5. Failure to produce a current driver’s license (or learners permit) at any of our courses will result in a forfeit of that course. You cannot drive if you are unlicensed. If you attend the course as a Learner, you must provide a fully licensed driver for the day.
    6. The name(s) and spelling on the booking confirmation is the name of the registered person to do the course and a certificate will only be presented in that name. If the listed name is not the name of the person attending on the day or is incorrectly spelled, it is your responsibility to advise us of the correct details at least 2 business days before the course.
    7. Please note that certificates will only be issued to participants upon completion of the course (if you do not stay until the end of the course, you will NOT receive a certificate).
    8. Replacement certificates will be provided by request at a cost. Please note that requests for replacement certificates can take up to 20 business days to process.

      ** If the course you are attending does not issue a certificate please disregard the above paragraph.
      • PLEASE NOTE: PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON ANY OF OUR PROGRAMS
  • • Driver Dynamics try its hardest to run all courses as advertised however we retain the rights to cancel or reschedule our courses due to (but not limited to) extreme weather conditions, technical malfunctions, non-availability of venue and lack of participant numbers.
    • Rebooking your course within 7 BUSINESS DAYS of the course date, will incur a $50.00 rebooking fee. Our business days are days when our office is open. Note that our office is open from 9.00 AM - 4.00 PM Monday - Friday (excluding public holidays).
    - Courses will not be rescheduled within 2 BUSINESS DAYS of your booking date however a replacement person will be accepted however due to logistic reasons, we can not guarantee that a certificate with the replacement person's name will be ready on the day of the course.
    • Non-attendance of your scheduled course will forfeit your booking – this includes (but is not limited to) weather conditions, work requirements, vehicle problems and family crisis. If you are unwell on the day of your scheduled course, a rescheduling request will be considered on presentation of a medical certificate and a rescheduling fee of $50.00 will be charged if your request is approved.
  • Your voucher(s) and booking information will be included in the confirmation email you will receive shortly after purchasing the experience on Amazed.com.

    If the booking needs to be first confirmed by the host, you will receive your Amazed voucher within 24-48 hours of purchase.

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