As a general foreman, Don Viers estimates he spends about 50 percent of his work day in his truck. Clay Carlson, another a general foreman, agreed. “At Davey, being a professional driver is part of the job description. That’s why defensive driving is so important. You need to be conscious of what’s going on around you. You have to read the road, looking for potential hazards and be ready to react at any second. When you do that, you’re vigilant and prepared, which decreases your chances of accidents,” Carlson said. “Exactly. As a driver, you have the power to avoid many risks that could lead to a crash. That’s why our employees take our Davey Defensive Driving Course (DDDC) annually. It’s an incredibly important and necessary course. Each year, this serves as a refresher. We get to bring the most pressing driving topics to the forefront and spent almost an entire day talking …show more content…
about them,” said Viers. Both Viers and Carlson teach the class.
During the DDDC class, drivers are taught how to defend themselves on the road, avoid collisions, adjust driving to unpredictable conditions and how to save lives by driving safely. In the DDDC class, which is also offered online, the group watches a DVD on defensive driving. Often, the group pauses and discusses what they’ve just watched. Doing so allows the importance of these topics to really stand out. “So much of what goes wrong on the road, especially the accidents, are preventable. When I’m teaching, I always stress that how our next drive goes is up to us. It’s in our hands. We can’t take shortcuts, and we can’t take chances,” Viers said. Carlson always encourages his students to leave with plenty of time. “When you plan and have the time to get to your destination, you aren’t tempted to take shortcuts,” he said. In the DDDC classes, fatigue and distractions are often the topics that generate the most discussion. Much time is also spent covering the 4 R’s: read the road, stay to the right, reduce your speed and ride off the road when
needed. The 4 R’s are especially important during higher risk situations, such as inclement weather, deer season, backing up and towing a trailer. While the formal DDDC class is taught once a year, Carlson, Viers and other general foreman around the country talk about this issue far more often. “By talking about defensive driving more, Davey drivers become more aware and conscious. You avoid a lot of potential accidents that way,” Carlson said. “Defensive driving and driving education are crucial. It absolutely helps us keep our drivers and employees safe, which impacts the Road to Zero,” Viers said. Plus, for many, Davey’s big, green trucks serve as the first impression of the Davey brand. “Our trucks function like a driving billboard,” Viers said. “We always want to put our best foot forward. We want to present a good image when we’re driving Davey trucks. Driving safely and being respectful of other drivers is a part of making that happen.” Defensive driving comes down to simple concepts: keeping a level-head, being aware of the surroundings and reacting quickly and safely every time. Next time you embark on the road, whether in a Davey truck or your own personal vehicle, remember. You have the ability to prevent accidents by driving safely.
Distracted driving includes not only texting and calling, but also eating, navigation, and conversing with passengers. (Idaho Transportation Department). This is a serious problem, and danger to not only ourselves, but those around us. On any given day between when the
The trucking industry over the years have changed the type of services and the quality that it has provides to its customers. In today’s industry the focus is on efficiency with the overall beneficiary being the American consumer. Majority of today’s freight is being transported by truck during sometime in the distribution chain. Some of factors the trucking industry is facing today include hours and earnings and safety issues.
“I am sorry,” the examiner said. “You have to practice more.” Before I passed the driving test, I failed two times. Consequently, I have more experience about the proper driving because I learned much more from correcting my wrong ways to drive. It may be a formidable challenge for me to get through the test if I don’t follow appropriate steps. In order to smoothly pass the driving test, one should read up the Driver Handbook, keep observing the traffic conditions, and clam down the jittery nerve.
...ture a risk-taking species. In ancient times we took risks just to eat. Later we took huge risks by setting out in little wooden ships to explore the earth's surface. We continued as we sought to fly, travel faster than the speed of sound and to head off into space. We rely on increasingly more complex equipment and constantly strive to design and manufacture faster and even more elaborate devices. It goes without saying that every effort is made to ensure our "safety"; to keep us from harm or danger. Every time you slide behind the wheel of your vehicle you are taking a risk. Driving is the riskiest activity in our lives. It is an inherently "unsafe" environment. The most perfect vehicles on the best designed highways on beautiful sunny days driven by fallible human beings crash into each other. The only way to drive "safely" (as we are all admonished to do!) is to learn more about the process. Learn more about your vehicle and how to maintain it; learn how to use your eyes to look far down the road; learn to spot problems before they happen; and also learn to deal with emergency situations. In most cases it's the human element that fails. After all, safe is only as safe does.
Defensive driving is the act of driving safely while being alert and aware of your surroundings and other drivers. It is the act of driving for yourself and others as well. You cannot be a defensive driver if you have distractions. Whether it be people, music or even objects, you should keep all of these things at bay.. By doing this you will become a better, more defensive driver. When driving it is important to stay focused by keeping your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel. You should never take your eyes off the road to do anything while the car is in motion, even if it is only for a split second because you could cause a very serious accident. It is also important to check your mirrors before you pull off and use them as you are driving. The only time that you should take your eyes off the road in front of you, is to check the road on the sides of you and in the rear of you by using your mirrors. This is an important factor for defensive driving because it allows you to make safe lane changes and be aware of your surroundings.
These schools and training institutes offer complete assistance for their students to learn every required skill to become a safe and reliable driver. In addition, many of these schools also offer proper assistance to their students in finding a good job as a trucker. Professionally, a truck driving job is considered as a high salaried job and hence, many people look forward to get in the trucking industry as a driver. These CDL training schools train these people to easily handle the pressures and responsibilities of a truck driver. Furthermore, these trucker training schools are also important because they make every truck driver aspirant aware of all necessary legal traffic regulations of their state and other states. Another advantage of these training schools is that they ensure that no unskilled and unprofessional person may enter in the profession of truck driving. This helps in reducing the fatalities in road accidents involving heavy motor vehicles.
We as a society need to all take responsibility when we are on the road and avoid the many temptations and distractions surrounding us. Distracted driving is dangerous plain and simple. Some may be willing to take the risk because they have never had an accident while behind the wheel. But it’s
We can attack and reduce the dangers of aggressive driving. Each of us should take a look at our own driving habits and those of our friends and loved ones. The government can help with road improvements and law enforcement, but solving this problem will require people to change their behavior. Working together, we can make our roads safer and prevent deaths and injuries.
The major cause of aggressive driving is the discourteous or inattentive driver. Driving behaviors include changing lanes to closely, tailgating and "the number one cause is the left lane hog." (Larson 1) These seemingly small errors infuriate the potentially aggressive driver and cause a transformation indescribable to man kind. Reduced law enforcement, highway traffic, the growing congestion is cities, and personal issues play a large role in the disposition of the aggressive driver. Then the angry driver may demonstrate his or her displeasure by speeding around the other vehicle, cutting the other car off, and or with a number of verbal and non-verbal messages. Though the driver may feel justified in his or her action, but the display in most times is very dangerous and often will result in damage to one or both cars involved.
Richard Petty once said “You’ll got home safe, so drive safe, and stay safe.” Being a racing legend, he is an advocate for safe driving to minimise the cases of road crushes that have been on the rise. He double up as the chairman of the Veterans’ Safe Driving Initiative, the initiative is aimed at guiding the veterans returning from deployment on safe driving tips. It is necessarily important since the infrastructure has changed over time. Another initiative is being run in Minnesota where the teens are guided on the important safe driving tips. Study shows that more crushes are likely to occur in teen driving than veteran driving. It is also evident that young drivers are more likely to cause a crush within six months of passing the driving test and young male are worse than the females in the field.
Let us find out the same: First: As a new driver, it is quite natural that you will not have on-road experience and you run into high risk of getting engaged in accidents.
“The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers” -Dave Barry, comedian. The number of accidents over the last ten years have drastically increased, drivers are paying less attention to the road itself. Many individuals behind the wheel of a car believe that their driving does not affect the road conditions, however it always will. The driving habits of today are catastrophic due to the reasoning that the driving will affect other lives through reckless or distracted driving, and disobeying traffic laws.
Normally in life, I play it pretty safe. I calculate my every move, my every word, my thoughts. I over analyze and over think everything. But there’s one activity that always shows my more reckless side: driving. I love driving.
Preview: To overcome aggressive driving we must first understand it. I would like to share with you the problem, the dangers and the solutions for this growing trend.
It is a well known fact that road accidents are increasing at an alarming pace in today’s world. The society knows the risks about driving without paying attention but they still practice bad driving habits. In order to reduce the statistic of road accidents, attempt such as heavy penalties should be implemented on careless drivers. The reason why people should be penalized is because they behave as if they own the road. . They obviously don’t care what they do to themselves or other people. The drivers displays intentional or wanton disregard for safety and property of others. Implementing some strict regulations will certainly reduces rate of accidents. I have several reasons to support my statement.