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When should you identify potential road hazards?
While there is still ample time to take evasive action if necessary.
How often should you check at least one of your mirrors?
Every 5-8 seconds
What is the Safety Circle Walk Around is used to identify?
Any physical driving hazards or vehicle damage prior to moving a vehicle.
When you are leaving yourself an out and are stopped behind another vehicle, how far should you stay back?
On average car length (15 feet)
When must employees review the company's Vehicle Safety Policy?
Prior to operating any company vehicle.
What is strictly prohibited while driving?
Sending or reading instant messages, texts and emails.
What can you use to Make Sure That They See You?
Horn
Headlights
Brake Lights
Hand signals
Employees required to pull trailers behind their company vehicle will complete what, conducted by a qualified instructor?
A trailer pulling/ backing certification course.
What are the preferred methods of travel within manned company facilities?
Golf carts, utility vehicles, bicycles or walking.
How can you eliminate vision barriers in front of your vehicle?
By maintaining your distance from them.
Division management may require a formal vehicle inspection by those who are assigned company vehicles. What form has been provided for documenting the inspection.
Form S-035B
Drivers are strongly encouraged to do what prior to using or adjusting electronic devices?
Pull off the roadway ti a safe location.
Who's responsibility is it to verify that trailers are properly attached to the towing vehicle and all indicators are present, operational and visible?
The driver
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What Are the 5 Keys To The Smith Driving System?
1. Aim High
2. Get The Big Picture
3. Keep Your Eyes Moving
4. Leave Yourself An Out
5. Make Sure They See You
While driving how often should you move your eyes?
2 seconds
What is required following any incident or significant near miss involving pulling or backing with a trailer?
Recertification
Establish proper following distance by using what rule?
4 second
Unless the inspection is required by Division Management, inspections preformed where may be used to meet company requirements?
At vehicle servicing facilities during routine vehicle servicing(oil changes).
When possible, double your eye lead time to how many seconds, looking how many blocks away on surface streets, and how far ahead on highways?
30 seconds
3 blocks
a half mile
Who will develop specific requirements for operating vehicles inside facilities?
Division Management
What steps are to be taken while operating a vehicle on the ROW(right of way)?
1. If terrain or obstacles could be visually obscured in any way, the area should be walked before attempting to drive across the area.
2. Avoid driving in un-mowed, wet areas and/or vision vision restricted areas.
3. Try to arrange drop-off, pick-up, and refueling of mowing tractors at road crossings whenever possible.
Driving hazards identified using the Driving Hazard Survey will be what when possible?
Eliminated or engineered out
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Use good judgement and follow what sequence to select appropriate parking spaces?
1. Select a parking location that reduces risk to as low as practical.
2. Utilize pull-through parking if available or parking that eliminates the need for backing upon arrival or exit.
3. Back into the space if pull-though parking is not available.
4. Forward-approach parking is only allowed when the above options are not available or in situations when they present a more serious hazard.
What are the Common Causes Of Backing Collisions?
Backing Unnecessarily
Blind Areas
Vehicle Design
Infrequent Backing Practice
Limited Mental Preparation For Backing
Inadequate Information While Backing
What are the Common Causes Of Collisions?
Inattention
Not Enough Time
Not Enough Space
Not Allowing For the Mistakes of Others
Not Enough Training
Failure To Adjust To Conditions
Attitude
Driver Impairment
Vehicle Failure