1 DRIVERS TRAINING COURSE SAFETY AND ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE

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DRIVERS TRAINING COURSE

SAFETY AND ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE


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PURPOSE: TO FAMILIARIZE DRIVER CANDIDATES WITH HAZARDS INVOLVED WITH DRIVING MILITARY VEHICLES AND

TO DISCUSS ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE MEASURES EVERY VEHICLE OPERATOR

MUST USE.

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REFERENCES

• AR 385-55, PREVENTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS• AR 600-55, THE ARMY DRIVER AND OPERATOR STANDARDIZATION PROGRAM• AR 385-10, THE ARMY SAFETY PROGRAM• AR 385-40, ACCIDENT REPORTING AND RECORDS

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• ARMY MOTOR VEHICLE(AMV) SAFETY OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND GUIDANCE TO OPERATORS OF ALL AMVs TO ENABLE THEM TO SAFELY TRANSPORT PEOPLE AND PROPERTY WITH THE LEAST POSSIBLE RISK

• THE ARMY PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLE (POV) SAFETY OBJECTIVES TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND GUIDANCE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF DEATH OR INJURY FROM POV ACCIDENTS

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• DRIVER SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES

• ALL DRIVERS OF ARMY VEHICLES WILL:

• OPERATE VEHICLES IN A SAFE AND PRUDENT MANNER

• REPORT UNSAFE OPERATING CONDITIONS

• REPORT ALL ACCIDENTS TO THEIR SUPERVISOR AND TO MOTOR POOL

• OBEY ALL STATE, LOCAL, AND MILITARY MOTOR VEHICLE REGULATIONS AND LAWS

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• ENSURE YOU AND YOUR PASSENGERS WEAR THEIR SEAT BELTS AND OTHER SAFETY RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING

• USE GROUND GUIDES WHEN YOUR VIEW IS OBSTRUCTED OR IN CONGESTED AREAS (e.g. MOTOR POOL)

• INFORM YOUR SUPERVISOR IF YOU ARE USING ANY MEDICATION THAT IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY TO SAFELY OPERATE A VEHICLE

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• DRIVER ERROR IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF MOST AMV/POV ACCIDENTS

• PROPER SELECTION, TRAINING, AND SUPERVISION OF DRIVERS WILL HELP PREVENT THESE ERRORS

• COMMANDERS MUST ENSURE ALL AMV DRIVERS ARE LICENSED IAW AR 600-55 AND HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM STANDARDS (HSPS) # 4

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• MOTIVATING SAFE PERFORMANCE

• DRIVERS AND ASSISTANT DRIVERS SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO VEHICLES

• GIVE RECOGNITION TO SAFE VEHICLE OPERATORS

• SUPERVISORS MUST:

• SET STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR DRIVERS

• PERIODICALLY ASSESS DRIVER PERFORMANCE AND REWARD SAFE DRIVERS

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• SAFE DRIVING PROCEDURES

• DRIVERS WILL NOT DRIVE AN AMV FOR MORE THAN 10 CONTINUOUS HOURS OR 12 HOURS IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD, WITHOUT 8 HOURS REST

• IF MORE THAN 10 HOURS ARE NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE MISSION, AN ASSISTANT DRIVER MUST BE ASSIGNED.

• DRIVERS WILL TAKE A 15 MINUTE REST BREAK EVERY 2-3 HOURS OF DRIVING OR EVERY 100-150 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST

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• DURING REST BREAKS DRIVERS WILL INSPECT THEIR VEHICLES TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS

• USING HEADPHONES OR EARPHONES WHILE DRIVING AMVs IS PROHIBITED

• ALL DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS MUST WEAR THEIR SAFETY BELTS

• DRIVERS WILL NOT CONSUME ALCOHOL DURING THE 8 HOURS PRIOR TO THEIR DUTY OR DURING THEIR DUTY SHIFT

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• DRIVERS WILL NOT EAT, DRINK, OR SMOKE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION

• DRIVERS MUST PERFORM REQUIRED BEFORE DURING, AND AFTER OPERATION PMCS

• BEFORE PMCS MUST ENSURE THEIR VEHICLE HAS:

• PROPER FUNCTIONING STEERING, BRAKES, LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, MIRRORS, HORN, TURN SIGNALS, AND SAFETY BELTS

• IF BRAKES OR PARKING BRAKE IS NOT FUNCTIONING, THE VEHICLE IS NMC

• ANY VEHICLE WITH A CLASS III LEAK IS NMC

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• DRIVERS WILL NOT BACK UP ANY VEHICLE WITHOUT FIRST CHECKING FOR OBSTRUCTIONS BEHIND THE VEHICLE

• IF THE DRIVERS REAR VIEW IS OBSTRUCTED, GROUND GUIDES MUST BE USED

• GROUND GUIDES MUST BE IN THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER AT ALL TIMES

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•HAZARDS AND DANGER AREAS

• OTHER DRIVERS

• DUI

• INATTENTIVE

• ROAD CONDITIONS

• POTHOLES

• CONSTRUCTION

• DEBRIS

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• HAZARDS AND DANGER AREAS (CONTINUED)

• FREEWAY ON AND OFF RAMPS

• HILLS AND CURVES

• INTERSECTIONS

• RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC

• ACCIDENT SCENES

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• DANGEROUS BEHAVIORS

• DUI

• SPEEDING

• INATTENTION- CONSTANTLY SCAN FOR POTENTIAL HAZARDS

• TAILGATING

• GETTING ANGRY

• OWNING THE ROAD

• IMPATIENCE

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SUMMARY

• REFERENCES

• SAFETY OBJECTIVE

• SAFE DRIVING PROCEDURES

• HAZARDS AND DANGER AREAS

• DANGEROUS BEHAVIORS

• SUMMARY

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