preventing the lane change accident through protective driving presented by:
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Preventing the Lane Change Accident Through Protective
Driving
Presented By:
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What Happened to Defensive Driving?
Protective Driving is a better technique
You are less likely to die in a crash with a car than the car driver
Must protect the public as well as yourself
By protecting the public you protect yourself, your company, and the industry
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Characteristics of a Professional Driver
CourteousAttentive“Senses” what others will do…or
not doDoes not make risky movesAllows a “safety cushion” around
the truckObeys traffic laws
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Characteristics of an Unprofessional Driver
Tailgates and intimidatesCuts people offChanges lanes unnecessarilyExcessive speedRude, vulgar on CB to other
driversThinks the bigger vehicle will win
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Critical Crashes
• Are preventable
• Happen frequently
• Have high severity
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Why Critical Crashes Happen
• Driver didn’t know the proper technique
• Driver didn’t try the proper technique
• Driver didn’t care
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Lane Change Accident Causes
• Failure to scan side and rear spaces
• Wandering over lane dividers
• Failure to anticipate lane mergers
• Following too closely
• Failure to compensate for traffic conditions
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Causes Continued…
• Improper mirror adjustment
• Failure to signal
• Improper loading of double or triple trailers
• Driver inattention
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Concentrate on Your Driving
• You make approximately 180 decisions per minute while driving
• Doing other tasks just adds to this total• If you make the right decision 99% of
the time, you are making 108 mistakes per hour!
• In a ten hour run that is 1080 mistakes!
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The Typical Lane Change
• Truck driver is attempting to change lanes
• Other vehicle in driver’s blind spot
• Truck driver does not see other vehicle
• Makes contact with other vehicle before realizing it is there
• Truck driver gets blamed for accident
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How Would You React?
• Think about a lane change accident
• Imagine yourself in the driver’s seat of the car…”Put the shoe on the other foot”
• If this happened to you or your family, would you sue the trucking company?
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Protective Driving Techniques
• Assume that other drivers will make mistakes
• Be ready to compensate for others’ mistakes
• Search ahead to scan for danger
• Recognize hazardous situations before they become emergencies
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Protective Driving Techniques
• Check blind spots before changing lanes -- Lean and Look
• Keep mirrors clean and properly adjusted
• Keep windshield clean
• Only pass when necessary
• Identify vehicles in mirrors so you know when they are replaced
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Keep a Safety Cushion
Leave space allaround your vehicle...
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This is not always easy to do...
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Leave Yourself a “Way Out”
• Safety cushion leaves you an out
• Try not to get boxed in
• Always leave the proper following distance– Remember at 65 mph a car stops 209
feet faster than a truck
• Remember you only have 4 evasive options
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4 Evasive Maneuvers
STOP
RIGHTLEFT
DRIVE THRU
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Two Common Accident Examples
• Entrance/exit ramp mergers
• Improper following distance forces driver to change lanes quickly to avoid rear ending vehicle in front
• How do these accidents typically happen?
• What can you do to avoid them?
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Words of Wisdom for the Road
• Stop signs do not stop vehicles
• Turn signals do not turn vehicles
• Most people do not understand the limitations of trucks
• Smart people still do dumb things
• ASSUME ALL OTHER DRIVERS ARE IDIOTS
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Thank You For Attending
Have a Safe Trip Home
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