STATE RISK MANAGEMENT LOSS PREVENTION TEAM VAN SAFETY A production of the STATE RISK MANAGEMENT LOSS PREVENTION TEAM

VAN SAFETY WHY ? Due to the drastic differences in these high occupancy vehicles, this course is designed to help you understand the factors that make vans so dangerous!

20.8 % 55 29.1 % 5 to 9 77 ADOA Loaded vans at greater risk to roll Passengers Crashes Rollover ratio 20.8 % 5 to 9 77 10 to 15 55 29.1 %

VAN SAFETY HOW ?

GOAL REDUCE VAN ACCIDENTS VAN DYNAMICS TRAINING ON NO VAN CARD -- NO KEY !

PART 1 Van dynamics

VAN SAFETY COMMON VAN ACCIDENTS BACKING STOPPING ROLL - OVER

VAN SAFETY COMMON VAN ACCIDENTS BACKING

BACKING LIMITATIONS ARS 28-891 A. The driver of a vehicle shall not back the vehicle unless the movement can be made with reasonable safety and without interfering with other traffic. HARK ! I MADE A BOO-BOO

REDUCE RISK ! CLEAN ADJUST SEAT FIRST !! Mirrors

WRONG ! Mirrors

WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW CAN KILL YOU ! Mirrors

WRONG ! RIGHT !! REDUCED BLIND SPOTS

BLIND BLIND VANS SPOTS SPOTS Even with correctly adjusted mirrors, these vans still have certain blind spots. VANS SPOTS SPOTS

Parking REDUCE RISK ! ADJUST SEATS AND MIRRORS PARK SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO BACK UP DON’T BACK UP ANY FARTHER THAN NECESSARY CONDUCT A WALK AROUND USE A GROUND GUIDE

VAN SAFETY COMMON VAN ACCIDENTS STOPPING

FOLLOWING ARS 28-730 The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent and shall have due regard for the speed of the vehicles on, the traffic on and the condition of the highway.

REASONABLE AND PRUDENT ?

FOLLOWING: “ A body in motion tends to stay in motion” The more speed you have, the longer it takes to stop ! The more weight you have, the longer it takes to stop !

REDUCE RISK ! Following BACK OFF ! SLOW DOWN !

VAN SAFETY COMMON VAN ACCIDENTS ROLL OVER

Center of Gravity & Centrifugal Force WEIGHT PROFILE TIRES STABILITY FACTORS Center of Gravity & Centrifugal Force WEIGHT PROFILE VAN TIRES DYNAMICS

CG & CF Centrifugal Force Center of Gravity VAN DYNAMICS HIGH SPEED + HIGH CG + HIGH CF = ROLLOVER !! VAN DYNAMICS

Even with proper tire inflation and weight distribution vans are still susceptible to rolling over!

WEIGHT 5 TONS VAN DYNAMICS = 11,425 lbs PLUS CARGO ! = 1,925 lbs AVERAGE ADULT = 175 lbs x 11 PASSENGERS = 1,925 lbs + VEHICLE WEIGHT 9,500 lbs = 11,425 lbs VAN PLUS CARGO ! DYNAMICS

WEIGHT TRANSFER

PROFILE DUST DEVILS BUSSES VAN TRUCKS DYNAMICS CROSSWINDS

TIRES VAN DYNAMICS MATCHING SET EQUAL PRESSURE CAP SEPARATION Always check for MATCHING SET EQUAL PRESSURE CAP SEPARATION TREAD DEPTH LOST RIGHT REAR CAP CUTS VAN BULGES PROPER INFLATION DYNAMICS

Each tire has the width or “foot print” the size of a hand!

CG, Weight, Profile & Wheel Base VAN -vs- SEDAN CG WHEEL BASE PROFILE WEIGHT CG, Weight, Profile & Wheel Base

On the road REDUCE RISK ! NO SUDDEN TURNS ! ADJUST SEATS AND SEATBELTS! CONTROL YOUR PASSENGERS! TWO HANDS ON VANS! SLOW DOWN BEFORE CURVES! CHECK ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS! EXPECT WIND GUSTS ANYWHERE – ANYTIME!!!

O.B.W. Oh, by the way . . .

REASONABLE AND PRUDENT SPEED LIMIT 6 % GRADE If you are traveling 60 mph down a 6% grade, that means for every 100 feet forward you are dropping 60 feet of elevation. 60 M.P.H.

CROSSING “GORE POINTS” UNLAWFULL

EMERGENCY VEHICLES POLICE PD

ARS 28-775 APPROACH OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES THE DRIVER OF EVERY VEHICLE SHALL YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND SHALL IMMEDIATELY DRIVE TO A POSITION PARALLEL TO, AND AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO, THE RIGHT HAND EDGE OF THE ROADWAY CLEAR OF ANY INTERSECTION AND SHALL STOP AND REMAIN IN THAT POSITION UNTIL THE AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE HAS PASSED, EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY A POLICE OFFICER

YOUR PASSENGERS HAVE A RIGHT TO LIVE.

DON’T LET THIS BE YOUR LAST ARIZONA SUNSET

PART 2 Skill evaluation . . . CHECKLIST

LOSS PREVENTION ACADEMY This has been a presentation of the ADOA RISK MANAGEMENT LOSS PREVENTION ACADEMY THE SENTINELS OF SAFETY