Description
Safe Driving - Obejectives
1a) Describe city growth in population, construction activity and traffic.
1b) Explain why there is an increase in walking and cycling and why roads are changing to accomodate this.
1c) Explain the rules associated with new urban traffic designs.
2a) Describe what makes a r oad user vulnerable.
2b)List the types of VRU's.
2c) Recognise the places where there may be high concentration of VRU's and the importance of route planning.
2d) Explain why some VRU's may be unaware of you, your vehicle and the potential risks.
3a) Explain the hazards of driving on urban roads and sharing the roads with VRU's.
3b) Explain the role of the professional driver and how to avoid conflict with other road users.
3c) Describe the importance of space, road position, signalling and eye contact.
3d) Describe the hazard types and the hazard drill.
3e) List the techniques of defensive driving and advanced driving.
3f) Explain defensive driving and advanced practical driving skills.
4a) Explain the vehicle requirements of the CLOCS standard and why they are important.
4b) Describe the blind spots on vehicles and how they can be minimised.
4c) Explain the proper adjustment and use of close proximity mirrors.
4d) List the types of vehicle safety technology.
4e) Describe the daily inspection and use of audible vehicle manoeuvring warnings.
4f) Describe the daily inspection, functionality and use of close proximity sensors and camera monitoring systems.
4g) Name the health and safety offence associated with tampering, removing or misusing safet equipment.
5a) Demonstrate control of a bike.
5b) Demonstrate where to ride on the road and the use and limitations of cycle infrastructure.
5c) Tackle challenging roads and traffic situations.
5d) Demonstrate how and when to pass queuing traffic.
5e) Identify and react to hazardous road surfaces.
Subject Areas
- Vehicle Systems (Safety)
- Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving
- Vulnerable Road Users
- Legislation (Hours/WTD/Regs)
- Legislation for Carriage of Goods
- Legislation for Carriage of Passengers
- Health, Safety & Emergencies
- Personal Health & Wellbeing
- Physical/Mental Health & Wellbeing
- Professional Driver & Company Issues
- Industry Enviro. Carriage of Dangerous Goo
- Industry Environment Carriage of Passengers