Driver Control: Achieving Greater Traffic Safety Through Efficiency at the Wheel
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1953-01-01
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TRIS Online Accession Number:00975085
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Abstract:This report discusses the role of the driver in traffic safety, and the various ways that driver behavior and skill can be controlled. Chapters address licensing the private driver, hiring a commercial vehicle operator, control through the motor vehicle administration, control in commercial vehicle fleets, and the interview as a means of driver improvement. Examples are given of programs for driver improvement and control in Connecticut, Texas and Oregon. It is recommended that every state should maintain a record system of the complete driving records of all licensed drivers. Each state also should develop a procedure for dealing with licensed drivers whose records are unsatisfactory and who do not fall under provisions of the law calling for mandatory action. A driver improvement or corrective interview should be part of this procedure. Special attention should be given to young and newly-licensed drivers. Additional understanding and greater appreciation of the procedure by which the motor vehicle administrator exercises control over the privilege to drive might be obtained if information relating to this procedure was included on all forms issued to drivers. Recommendations are also provided for managers of commercial vehicle fleets. It is recommended that commercial vehicle fleet operators should make better use of methods for the selection and training of drivers, establish rigid standards for acceptable performance, and adopt a definite procedure for dealing with employees whose performance is below an acceptable standard. Outstanding performance on the job should also be acknowledged.
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