PDO & Contractors: Defensive Driving Courses

Defensive Driving Training

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PDOs Road Safety Performance over the years:

Road Traffic Accidents per Million Km driven
4.5

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RTAs / Million Km

3.5

2.5
2

1.5

0.5

0
BUT !
87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 '00
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1998 1999 2000

Millions km driven 149 116 118

Road Accidents 231 144 158
Rollovers 51 32 43

Dead 8 0 10

2001: 5 Dead (2 on unauthorized journey)

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Accidents are caused by threats created by

(In order of importance):

The driver
The other road users
The roads and the environment
The transport operation
The vehicle and its load/passengers

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The transport
system
Other Road
Users
The Driver

Roads &
Vehicle & Environment
Load

Accidents are caused by threats created by:

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Road Safety Threats: The driver

Driver poor behavior (reckless, speed, maneuvers)
Driver lack of competence (skill/knowledge)
Driver fatigue
Driver mental stress
Driver physical fitness
Driver poor vision
Driver disoriented (brain cramp)
Driver alcohol/drugs/medicine

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Road Safety Controls: The driver

DDC: Defensive Driving Course for our drivers
H+M Road Safety Road Show
IVMS/DMS strategy: improving driver behavior
Awareness campaigns
Triads ( Phone, Drive & Die), LTI-Packs, Slide-shows, Videos
RSMT coaching: 3 teams
Rules for driving (HSE-Stds Manual)
Journey Management reviewed

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Road Safety Threats: The other road users

Driver poor behavior (reckless, speed, maneuvers)
Driver lack of competence
Driver fatigue
Driver loss of concentration (stress, alcohol, distracted, etc.)
Driver physical fitness
Driver poor vision
Animals (camels, goats, donkeys)
Behavior of pedestrians

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Road Safety Controls: The other road users

GCC Road Safety Week Campaign (17-24/March)

PDO+ Shell/BP/Al-Maha stations

Formulating National Road Safety Plan workshop: April

Interior awareness campaigns: Wiliyats, LLCs

DDC: Defensive Driving Course for our drivers

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Changing driving environment: Oman and PDO

More vehicles in Oman:
1980: 100.000 Veh 400 Fatalities
1990: 225.000 Veh. 375 Fatalities
2000: 500.000 Veh. 600 Fatalities

More blacktop in PDO (and Oman):

1990: 60 km Blacktop (Fahud - Yibal)
2000: 500 km Blacktop
All centres accessible by blacktop (except: Lekhwair)

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Road Safety 2000/01: 40% of LTIs, 90% of Fatalities

2000/01 RTAs with fatalities:
1) Pedestrian hit by LC B-Top #
2) OTW canter hits truck B-Top #
3) Veritas diesel-tanker down jebel B-Top #
4) Damac rollover B-Top #
5) Head-on Canter/LC at 200 km/hr (2 dead) B-Top #
6) Rollover MCC (Heart-Attack?) Graded
7) Pedestrian hit at Al Khuwair B-Top #
8) Head-on LC/Truck (2 dead) B-Top #
9) Unauthorized Eid Journey (2 dead) B-Top #
10) T-junction: Truck hits pick-up (2 dead) B-Top #
11) Head-on Patrol/Truck B-Top #
#: Defensive Driving/Behavior could have made the difference
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RTA analysis: problem areas

Played role
in acc no:
Young inexperienced drivers 3x
Other road users 5x
Defensive driving 10x
Blacktop instead of graded road 10x

Better Defensive Driving skills / Behavior

awareness could have mitigated these incidents

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OLD PDO Driver Training:

Coast:
Only for young drivers (below 25 yrs): 8 hrs defensive driving
Others: None
No medical checks (vision/reactions)

Interior:
8 hrs Interior Driver Skills course every 3 years
No medical testing (vision/reactions)
Strong emphasis on graded/off road

Problems:
Does not address the changed environment
Too infrequent
Concentrates on skills rather than behaviour/attitude
No/very little competence assurance

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Driver Competence Assurance Redesign: timing

Data collection phase, options review Sept/00
Workshop with NSC + Tr Insts reps Oct/00
Complete new concept + implications Nov/00
Director endorsement framework Nov & March
Courses detailed design Jan-April
Stakeholder consultation 11/March
Train the trainers (NTI/OTI/TATI) May-June
Modify training contracts April-June
Implement new program 1/July

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Defensive Driving Course (DDC) development:

Defensive Driving Modules:
Base design as per NSC (National Safety Council, International SC)
Heavily emphasise behaviour/attitude change of driver
Teach Defensive Driving techniques
Omanise with major input from OTI/NTI/TATI
Accreditation of training providers by NSC
3 days Train the Trainers and accreditation by NSC

Why NSC?
Common standard by all training providers
External accreditation of Local Companies by recognised body
Non-commercial entity: low cost material and updates
Internationally recognised as one of the leaders in Defensive Driving
Since 1963: 45 million people trained
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Principles Behind New Programme:

Shift emphasis to defensive driving techniques

Incorporate attitude and behavioural aspects
Harness strengths of existing courses and combine
with expertise from international organisation
Ensure courses meet needs of entire target audience
Build in robust and consistent practical assessment

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AIM OF THE
DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE:

To minimise death, injury and

damage resulting from Road
Traffic Incidents

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Basic Starting program:

2 Day DDC : one off (no renewal)
1/2 Day Graded/Off-Road: one off (no renewal)

Assessment/Refresher program:
Yearly Professional Assessment Drive (1 to 1)
Only for those that have attended the DDC
Failed assessment: go back to DDC

For future review:

Option of Supervisory Assessment: Q1/2002
Refresher for DDC (after 3 yrs ??): Q1/2003

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Driver Competence Assurance Framework

DDC Light Vehicle DDC Heavy Vehicle

Blacktop Roads Blacktop Roads
2 days (one off) 2 days (one off)

Bus Graded Tanker

1/2 day 1/2 day 1/2 day
(one off) (one off) (one off)

Yearly: Professional Assessment Drive

+ Test on knowledge of PDO-Rules
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Defensive Driving Course Structure

Day 1 (class room) Day 2 (class/road)

Module: Module:
Hearts and Minds Before You Drive
Driver Condition Demonstration Drive
Common Driving Errors Seat Belt Convincer
The Driving Environment Tutored Driving Practice
See and Survive Practical Assessment
Vehicle Control Driver Commitment
The Driving Plan (includes written/oral test)
Vehicle Safety Systems

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Classroom Instruction

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Vision testing

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Vehicle Check
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Roll-over
simulator

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Demonstration-drive
by instructor

Tutored drive
Assessment drive
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Defensive Driving Course Practical Assessment:

In car checks
Observation / scanning / use of mirrors
Hazard awareness
Speed and Distance
Information (given/taken)
Junctions
Stopped in traffic
Positioning
Braking
Gear
Acceleration
Leaves way out
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Estimated number of drivers

PDO and Contractors:

Light Blacktop 10,000 Heavy Goods 2,700

Light Grd/Off-Road 7,000 Buses 400
Tankers 400

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WWW site with all details on DDC:

http://www.pdo.co.om/hseforcontractors/
http://www.pdo.co.om/hseforcontractors/dts/ddc/ddchome.htm

Username: pdohse01
Password: contrator01

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