National Truck & Bus Driver Trainers Conference Ian Nicholson Training Manager Arriva North West & Wales
DriveSafe NTBDT Conference August 2014
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DriveSafe Arriva Advanced Driving Background What is DriveSafe? Has it worked?
Arriva Chester Chester 4 day course 1 to 1 with the Driving Instructor Driving Test on the final day Gold, Silver or Bronze awards for the outcome
Arriva Chester
Arriva St Helens Half day course with the Driving Instructor Focus on skills development, commentary driving No driving test
Arriva St Helens
ROSPA Training for Driving Instructor Gold Grade achieved Guidance and support to create our own advanced driving course
Local Instructors Creation of the Arriva DriveSafe system in 2012 Utilise the skills and knowledge of Driving Instructors Training / accreditation for all Instructors to deliver the course
DriveSafe Arriva Advanced Driving What is the DriveSafe System The DriveSafe System is a systematic, advanced approach to every day driving, compliant with the latest DVSA standards for PSV Driving.
DriveSafe Arriva Advanced Driving 6 Modules Vehicle Safety Forward Planning Spatial Awareness Signals Concentration Scanning Techniques
DriveSafe System 1 Vehicle Safety Contents 1 st use checks Cockpit Safety Drill Moving / Static Brake Checks
DriveSafe System 2 Seeing Into The Future Contents Forward Planning Road Signs Highway Code Limit Points See, Understand and Act
DriveSafe System 3 360 Degrees of Safety Contents ECO Driving Space Management Mirrors Following Distance Over Running
1. Risk or No Risk Away from the cluster Safe distance
DriveSafe System 4 Present Yourself Contents Effective Signalling Inappropriate Signalling Positioning
DriveSafe System 5 State of Mind Contents Concentration Coping with stress Helpful tips to keep a clear mind!
DriveSafe System 6 Eyes Wide Open Contents Eyesight Scanning techniques Avoiding distractions
DriveSafe Arriva Advanced Driving 2,800 drivers benefited from a days training as part of their CPC Practical training (1/2 day course) delivered to a focus group of 10% of the workforce (280 Drivers) in order to test and develop the practical system
DriveSafe Did it Work? Significant improvement in skills retention Our results suggest that there was a 55% reduction in at fault incidents for the 280 drivers who have been on the course, compared to the company driver population (2,800 drivers in the NW&W) Significant cost savings between 17% and 43% savings on PSV insurance costs
DriveSafe Driver Feedback 98% of drivers found the course useful 88% said their driving style had changed as a result of the course The drivers who didn t provide positive feedback said I didn t benefit from the course as my skills were already high
DriveSafe Other Benefits Following Distance Survey Following Distance Scale Rear End Collisions Passenger Injuries Claims Costs The DriveSafe Code Refresher Training
DriveSafe Arriva Advanced Driving Following Distance Survey 1,000 buses surveyed to measure following distance Seconds % 0 1 1% 1 2 11% 2 3 12% 3 4 5% 4+ 71%
DriveSafe Arriva Advanced Driving Following Distance Scale
Four Second Rule Safety Campaigns
DriveSafe Rear End Collisions Fewest rear end collisions on record Equivalent to 1 rear end collision every 170 years 0.06 incidents per 100k miles (10 years for the average motorist)
DriveSafe Arriva Advanced Driving Road traffic related injuries PSV RELATED INJURIES 2008 971 2009 943 2010 940 2011 971 2012 941 2013 681
The DriveSafe Code 55 symbols and rules supporting the DriveSafe system Booklet available and images available for safety campaigns etc
The DriveSafe Code
DriveSafe Arriva Advanced Driving The system now forms the basis for all refresher training in the North West and Wales Results continue to be positive Various areas across the UK are now following the system and developing their own projects to continue with the advanced driving focus
DriveSafe Arriva Advanced Driving Has it worked? Undoubtedly, the answer is yes!