Driver Safety and Defensive Driving Program
$25.00
The Driver Safety and Defensive Driving Program establishes requirements for employees operating company-owned, leased, rented, client-provided, or authorized personal vehicles while conducting Company business. The program emphasizes driver safety, defensive driving, distracted driving prevention, and collision prevention while supplementing more detailed Fleet Vehicle Safety and Driving Safety requirements. Drivers must remain alert, operate vehicles responsibly, anticipate roadway hazards, and adjust their driving for traffic, weather, visibility, road conditions, and the actions of other motorists.
The program addresses defensive driving techniques, distracted driving, mobile phone and electronic device use, driver fitness and fatigue, speed management, safe following distance, aggressive driving, road rage, intersections, blind spots, backing, parking, seat belts, adverse weather, work zones, pedestrians, and roadside emergencies. Drivers are expected to maintain adequate time and space to react to hazards, avoid activities that interfere with safe vehicle operation, and stop driving when fatigue, impairment, severe weather, vehicle condition, or another hazard makes continued travel unsafe. The program also establishes requirements for driver responsibilities, training and retraining, incident and near-miss reporting, corrective actions, and safe use of personal vehicles for Company business.
Description
The Driver Safety and Defensive Driving Program provides a structured framework for reducing vehicle-related risks when employees drive for Company business. It establishes responsibilities for drivers, managers, and supervisors and addresses driver authorization, safe vehicle operation, defensive driving practices, fitness for duty, and appropriate responses to changing roadway and driving conditions.
The program addresses distracted driving and electronic devices, seat belt use, speed and following distance, intersections and blind spots, backing and parking, pedestrians, aggressive drivers and road rage, adverse weather, work zones, fatigue, impairment, vehicle condition, roadside emergencies, and collision prevention. It also provides guidance for recognizing when conditions make continued driving unsafe, reporting vehicle incidents and near misses, corrective actions, and circumstances requiring additional training or retraining.
Provided in editable Microsoft Word format, the program can be customized for your company’s driving activities, vehicles, driver requirements, and operating procedures. It applies to employees using company-owned, leased, rented, client-provided, or authorized personal vehicles for Company business and can be incorporated into a comprehensive Safety Manual or used as a standalone Driver Safety and Defensive Driving Program.
