2. STATE RISK MANAGEMENT LOSS PREVENTION TEAM A production of the

3. 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!

4. 10 to 15 5 to 9 Crashes Rollover ratio 55 77 29.1 % 20.8 % Loaded vans at greater risk to roll Passengers

6. REDUCE VAN ACCIDENTS TRAINING ON NO VAN CARD -- NO KEY !

8. Van dynamics

9. BACKING COMMON VAN ACCIDENTS STOPPING ROLL - OVER

10. COMMON VAN ACCIDENTS

11. 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

12. ADJUST SEAT FIRST !! Mirrors

13. Mirrors

14. Mirrors

15. REDUCED BLIND SPOTS

16. Even with correctly adjusted mirrors, these vans still have certain blind spots.

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

18. COMMON VAN ACCIDENTS

19. 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.

20. REASONABLE AND PRUDENT ?

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

22. BACK OFF ! Following SLOW DOWN !

23. COMMON VAN ACCIDENTS

24. Center of Gravity & Centrifugal Force Center of Gravity & Centrifugal Force STABILITY FACTORS WEIGHT WEIGHT PROFILE TIRES

25. HIGH SPEED + HIGH CG + HIGH CF = ROLLOVER !!

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

29. AVERAGE ADULT = 175 lbs x 11 PASSENGERS = 1,925 lbs + VEHICLE WEIGHT 9,500 lbs = 11,425 lbs PLUS CARGO !

31. CROSSWINDSTRUCKSBUSSES DUST DEVILS

32. MATCHING SET EQUAL PRESSURE CAP SEPARATION TREAD DEPTH CUTS BULGES LOST RIGHT REAR CAP Always check for PROPER INFLATION

34. CG WEIGHTPROFILE WHEEL BASE

35. NO SUDDEN TURNS ! On the road 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 !!

36. Oh, by the way...

37. 60 M.P.H. 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.

38. CROSSING “GORE POINTS”

39. EMERGENCY VEHICLES PD POLICE

40. 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

41. YOUR PASSENGERS HAVE A RIGHT TO LIVE.

42. DON’T LET THIS BE YOUR LAST ARIZONA SUNSET

43. Skill evaluation... CHECKLIST

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