Description
By the end of this lesson, delegates will be able to:
Appreciate how and why roads are changing to accommodate active travel.
Identify the most VRUs and how they interact with traffic.
Share the roads safely with others by applying defensive driving techniques.
Know the use and limitations of supplementary vehicle safety equipment and
how to maintain its effectiveness.
Gain first-hand experience as a VRU, through on-cycle hazard awareness, and recognise why cyclists behave the way they do.
Ending up with a professional driver having experienced time in their position to readily accommodate VRU's on the road in their vehicles.
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