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VAN SAFETY

VAN SAFETY. A production of the. STATE RISK MANAGEMENT LOSS PREVENTION TEAM. VAN SAFETY. WHY ?. Due to the drastic differences in these high occupancy vehicles, this course is designed to help you understand the factors that make vans so dangerous!. ADOA.

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VAN SAFETY

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  1. VAN SAFETY A production of the STATE RISK MANAGEMENT LOSS PREVENTION TEAM

  2. VAN SAFETY WHY ? Due to the drastic differences in these high occupancy vehicles, this course is designed to help you understand the factors that make vans so dangerous!

  3. ADOA Loaded vans at greater risk to roll Passengers Crashes Rollover ratio 20.8 % 5 to 9 77 55 29.1 % 10 to 15

  4. VAN SAFETY HOW ?

  5. GOAL REDUCE VAN ACCIDENTS TRAINING ON VAN DYNAMICS NO VAN CARD -- NO KEY !

  6. PART 1 Van dynamics

  7. VAN SAFETY COMMON VAN ACCIDENTS BACKING STOPPING ROLL - OVER

  8. VAN SAFETY COMMON VAN ACCIDENTS BACKING

  9. BACKING LIMITATIONS ARS 28-891 A. The driver of a vehicle shall not back the vehicle unless the movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic. HARK ! I MADE A BOO-BOO

  10. REDUCE RISK ! CLEAN ADJUST SEAT FIRST !! Mirrors

  11. WRONG ! Mirrors

  12. WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW CAN KILL YOU ! Mirrors

  13. WRONG ! RIGHT !! REDUCED BLIND SPOTS

  14. Even with correctly adjusted mirrors, these vans still have certain blind spots. BLIND BLIND VANS SPOTS SPOTS

  15. REDUCE RISK ! Parking ADJUST SEATS AND MIRRORS PARK SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO BACK UP DON’T BACK UP ANY FARTHER THAN NECESSARY CONDUCT A WALK AROUND USE A GROUND GUIDE

  16. VAN SAFETY COMMON VAN ACCIDENTS STOPPING

  17. FOLLOWING ARS 28-730 The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent and shall have due regard for the speed of the vehicles on, the traffic on and the condition of the highway.

  18. REASONABLE AND PRUDENT ?

  19. FOLLOWING: “ A body in motion tends to stay in motion” The more speed you have, the longer it takes to stop ! The more weight you have, the longer it takes to stop !

  20. REDUCE RISK ! Following BACK OFF ! SLOW DOWN !

  21. VAN SAFETY COMMON VAN ACCIDENTS ROLL OVER

  22. STABILITY FACTORS Center of Gravity & Centrifugal Force WEIGHT PROFILE VAN TIRES DYNAMICS

  23. CG & CF Centrifugal Force Center of Gravity HIGH SPEED + HIGH CG + HIGH CF = ROLLOVER !! VAN DYNAMICS

  24. Even with proper tire inflation and weight distribution vans are still susceptible to rolling over!

  25. WEIGHT 5 TONS AVERAGE ADULT = 175 lbs x 11 PASSENGERS = 1,925 lbs + VEHICLE WEIGHT 9,500 lbs = 11,425 lbs VAN PLUS CARGO ! DYNAMICS

  26. WEIGHT TRANSFER

  27. PROFILE DUST DEVILS BUSSES VAN TRUCKS DYNAMICS CROSSWINDS

  28. TIRES Always check for MATCHING SET EQUAL PRESSURE CAP SEPARATION TREAD DEPTH LOST RIGHT REAR CAP CUTS BULGES VAN PROPER INFLATION DYNAMICS

  29. Each tire has the width or “foot print” the size of a hand!

  30. VAN -vs- SEDAN WEIGHT PROFILE WHEEL BASE CG, Weight, Profile & Wheel Base CG

  31. REDUCE RISK ! On the road NO SUDDEN TURNS ! ADJUST SEATS AND SEATBELTS! CONTROL YOUR PASSENGERS! TWO HANDS ON VANS! SLOW DOWN BEFORE CURVES! CHECK ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS! EXPECT WIND GUSTS ANYWHERE – ANYTIME!!!

  32. O.B.W. Oh, by the way . . .

  33. REASONABLE AND PRUDENT SPEED LIMIT 60 M.P.H. 6 % GRADE If you are traveling 60 mph down a 6% grade, that means for every 100 feet forward you are dropping 60 feet of elevation.

  34. CROSSING “GORE POINTS” UNLAWFULL

  35. EMERGENCY VEHICLES POLICE PD

  36. ARS 28-775 APPROACH OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES THE DRIVER OF EVERY VEHICLE SHALL YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND SHALL IMMEDIATELY DRIVE TO A POSITION PARALLEL TO, AND AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO, THE RIGHT HAND EDGE OF THE ROADWAY CLEAR OF ANY INTERSECTION AND SHALL STOP AND REMAIN IN THAT POSITION UNTIL THE AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE HAS PASSED, EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY A POLICE OFFICER

  37. YOUR PASSENGERS HAVE A RIGHT TO LIVE.

  38. DON’T LET THIS BE YOUR LAST ARIZONA SUNSET

  39. PART 2 Skill evaluation . . . CHECKLIST

  40. This has been a presentation of the ADOARISK MANAGEMENT LOSS PREVENTION ACADEMY THE SENTINELS OF SAFETY

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