Road Safety training
for truck drivers
Name of tool: Road Safety training for truck drivers
Pilot Area: Province of Mantua
Thematic area of the RS training: RS in goods transport
Main Aim: Reduce road accident involving trucks with particular focus on VRU
Target Groups: Truck Operators, Truck Drivers, road users (particularly cyclists), Public
Administration
Website: www.alot.it
Programme Manager:
Guido Piccoli
Director ALOT
guido.piccoli@alot.it
0039 0302477956
Data about the owner of the document
Date: March 2013
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen,
Patricia Hammer (SOL Project Manager)
E-Mail: patricia.hammer@uni-tuebingen.de
Road safety training for truck drivers
Abstract
The Province of Mantua is in an extremely well placed position within the European
Transport Network System. However it is facing several issues related to the transport of
goods. This Road Safety Training for Truck drivers for the Province of Mantua is briefly
described to be repeated and adapted worldwide to other locations.
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A) Outline
Summary
The main issues concerning safety of truck mobility in Mantua are:
 modal split highly diverted towards road
 road congestion and RS problems (Serious accidents)
 work related road safety (fatigue, sleepiness, respect of traffic rules,…)
Objectives
The main objectives are:
 reducing road accidents involving trucks
 improve truck drivers trainings and behavior of truck drivers and other road users
approaching trucks
 improve knowledge in the school about truck transport
 improve truck drivers trainings
Reach
 - Truck drivers and vulnerable road users (child, adult and elderly) are targeted
 - Average age: 35 years
 - Experts from the University and PA were involved
Justification
The Province of Mantua is in an extremely well placed position within the European
Transport Network System. However it is facing several issues related to the transport of
goods. Italy is generally affected by imbalance of transport modes (The system is heavily
dependent on road transport. The road transport absorbs nearly 131 billion of tons per
kilometers in 2009 that represents 62% of the total), Road infrastructures are congested and
mobility demand is increasing. These factors lead to Road safety & Environmental concerns
that the Province can address by developing and promoting its Inland Waterway System and
by improving the safety of goods road transport itself. Data sets used as baseline are: police
data and data from the Province (see SOL Situational Assessment).
B) Management
Programming
This RS campaign is in accordance with the already existing (national) RS strategies or
programming as that’s also the case of RS Strategy developed for Eastern Lombardy and
dedicated Action Plan for the Province of Mantua
Structure
Around 10 people were involved in the project management.
ALOT conceived the campaign in cooperation with the Province of Mantua, the Municipality
of Castiglione delle Stiviere (Mantua), FAI – Truck drivers federation (local branch in Brescia)
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and experts from the University. The campaign was then implemented by the stakeholders
previously mentioned. 4 training courses involving around 100 truck drivers participants were
held during the month of September 2012.
Financing
SOL project funds
Process
The training includes 6 different tests: 1) Traffic Locus of Control, 2) Driver Behavior
Questionnaire; 3) Dangerous Driving Index; 4) Driving Scales; 5) Driving style inventory; 6)
Driving Anger Scale. Trainings were delivered in September 2012.
Required location and technical equipment: Equipment: block notes, pens and computers
Inside: Yes
Outside: No
Technical equipment (video, pin-wall, beamer, car...): video, pin-wall and beamer
C) Outputs:
Deliverables
The RS training materials are structured in modules. Power points and supporting printed
material were used.
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made of the information contained therein. The project „SOL – Save our Lives“ in the Central Europe
Program www.central2013.eu is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).