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Professional Drivers
PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS ????
Discourtesies that tear down a fleets good public image
Errors before start up
Errors in following
Errors in passing
Discourtesies that tear down a fleets good public image
Errors in speed control
Errors in lane use
Errors in turning
We are Professional Drivers
Defensive Driving• SIPDE
o Scan – constantly search for potential hazardso Identify – the specific hazardo Predict – ask ‘what if’o Decide – a course of actiono Execute – the action
• SMITH SYSTEM• Aim high in steering – looking further ahead than other drivers• Get the big picture – seeing more around you than other drivers• Keep your eyes moving – being more aware than other drivers• Leave yourself an out – positioning in traffic better than other drivers• Make sure they see you – making yourself more visible than other
drivers
Stop lines and Gore areas
Scan – Lo0king left – right – left 45 degree angle - intersections
Don’t assume signals/other drivers body language
Stay Back
Four second following distance
Tailgater – increase your following distance
Blind spots / visibility & large vehicles
Cover your brakes / brake early
Stale green lights
Keep wheels straight until ready to turn
Hand placement
Wear seatbelt properly
Check mirrors
Do you have room to pull out??
Eating and drinking
Cell phones/texting
Stop completely
Stay alert and aware of your surroundings
Keep the bus within the proper speed limit. (GA Law 40-6-160)
a. The speed limit on school grounds is 10 mph.b. The speed limit on a bus route is the posted
speed limit, but not to exceed the maximum of 40 mph for a school bus transporting school children to and from school.
c. The speed limit is 55 mph for a school bus transporting from school activities on a public road or on the Interstate system.
d. The speed limit on extra-curricular trips is the posted speed for the road being traveled – or a maximum of 55 mph.
f. Forsyth County School buses should never exceed 55 mph loaded or unloaded.