PURPOSE FOR THIS TRAINING
A person who has driven just a few thousand miles has built
fixed habits of viewing and reacting to the traffic picture. Those
habits are not always the best or safest habits a driver could
have. Our goal is to enable you the CATS Vanpool Driver to
operate a CATS vehicle utilizing advanced driving techniques.
This training and sufficient practice on your part, will supply you
with the tools necessary to bring down the collision rate, fuel
consumption, and maintenance cost in your personal vehicles as
well as for the CATS organization.
Your effectiveness as a CATS Vanpool Driver will depend on the
effort you apply to learning the content of this program. You are
about to be exposed to a number of proven techniques which
relatively few people will ever learn, yet every driver would
certainly benefit from knowing. Let’s get started.
MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS.
ALCOHOL MAY INTENSIFY THIS EFFECT.
USE CARE WHEN OPERATING A CAR
OR DANGEROUS MACHINERY.
97 PERCENT OF ALL
ACCIDENTS ARE DUE TO
DRIVER ERROR
•COLLISIONS REPORTED
118,514
•PERSONS KILLED
1,229
•PERSONS INJURED
61,833
WHAT IS THE WORST
THING THAT COULD
HAPPEN IF YOU LET YOUR
GUARD DOWN FOR JUST A
SECOND?
•Vehicle Collision
•Court Cost
•Injuries
•Time Away From Work
•Medical Cost
•Death
HOW CAN WE DECREASE
OUR CHANCES OF BEING
INVOLVED IN AN
ACCIDENT?
PARTICIPATE IN A PROVEN DEFENSIVE
DRIVING TRAINING CLASS THAT WILL
ALLOW YOU TO SHARPEN YOUR
DRIVING SKILLS AND MAKE YOU
BETTER AWARE OF YOUR
SURROUNDINGS.
Learning and applying these
techniques can provide these
positive results:
• Reduced collision potential
• Fuel consumption can be minimized
• Vehicle maintenance expense can
decrease
• Insurance costs may be decreased
• A reduction in anxiety and
frustration while driving
To obtain a 15 second Eye-Lead
Time you must:
• Identify an object in the distance that you think
you will reach in about 15 seconds while driving.
• Be sure to consider the rate of speed at which you
are traveling
For example: You see a billboard in the distance as you are driving
and maintaining your speed. To establish your Eye-Lead Time
you should give approximately a 15 second count before you
reach the billboard as you drive by to determine if your Eye-Lead
Time is sufficient.
Total Stopping Distance
154
70 MPH
132
60 MPH
Speed
227
117
88
40 MPH
301
169
110
50 MPH
384
230
163
75
160
Headlights
66
30 MPH
44
20 MPH
0
42
19
50
108
63
100
150
200
250
300
Distance in Feet
Reaction Distance
Braking Distance
350
400
AT 55 MPH HOW MANY SECONDS COULD YOU TAKE
YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD AND STILL HAVE TIME TO
AVOID CROSSING THE CENTER LINE?
55 MPH = 80 FEET/SECOND
ON AVERAGE 2 FEET OF CLEARANCE
BETWEEN YOUR CAR AND THE CENTER LINE.
HOW LONG FOR YOUR VEHICLE TO TRAVEL 2
FEET AT 55 MPH?
TIME = DISTANCE / VELOCITY
TIME = 2 FEET / 80 FT/SEC
APPROXIMATELY 1/32 OF A SECOND
BACKING & PARKING
• AVERAGE DRIVER BACKS 1-3 MILES A
YEAR
BACKING & PARKING
• SELECT A SPOT WHICH MAKES BACKING
UNNECESSARY
• BACK UPON ARRIVAL, NOT DEPARTURE
• DON’T BACK ANY FURTHER THAN
NECESSARY