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Training for Professional Drivers
PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS TRAINING
DURATION : 7 hours
AIM :
To increase participants’ awareness of the risk factors
associated with driving for work, increase their familiarity
with good practice and through the adoption of good practice
to ultimately contribute to the reduction of road accidents
in the northern part of Cyprus.
OBJECTIVES:
By participating in this discussion learner drivers will:
1. Be able to identify current accident patterns in the
northern part of Cyprus
2. Be aware of the risks associated with driving for work
3. Know what you can do to mitigate important risks
associated with driving for work
4. Be able to identify and safely deal with vulnerable road
users.
ADDITIONAL OBJECTIVES:
For participants to feel comfortable and confident in the
training; to enjoy themselves; to feel the training has been
useful.
HANDOUTS for PARTICIPANTS: Training Notes and
individual exercises
CONTENT:
DAY 1:
1. Introduction of the Training Programme, the trainer and
the trainees
2. Review of accident trends for the northern part of Cyprus
3. What is work-related road risk
4. The fleet driver effect
5. Work-related driving- what are the risks
6. Driver distraction
7. Driver impairment
8. Seat belts and vehicle load restraint systems
9. Vulnerable road users
10. Summary and review
11. Closing
TRAINER:
Jeff Crick is a Chartered Psychologist with over twenty
years experience in Applied Psychology and Human Factors,
most of which has been spent in the area of safety and human
error in transport. Jeff was at one time a driving
instructor and has hands-on experience of the DSA testing
and training process, and the real-world conduct of driver
training. He spent many years developing hazard perception
testing and training for the UK DfT while a Research Fellow
at Reading University, and was Technical Director of
nationwide trials of the hazard perception test for the UK
DSA prior to its introduction to the driving test in 2002.
Prior to joining TRL Jeff worked for QinetiQ, applying the
principles and techniques of psychological research in a
diverse range of environments, principally in Road, Rail,
Air and Marine transport. The development of pragmatic
solutions for the improvement of human performance and
safety has underpinned the majority of this work.
Click here for the training document
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