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

2. 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!

3. 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 %

4. VAN SAFETY
HOW ?

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

7. PART 1
Van dynamics

8. VAN SAFETY
COMMON VAN ACCIDENTS
BACKING
STOPPING
ROLL - OVER

9. VAN SAFETY
COMMON VAN ACCIDENTS
BACKING

10. 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

11. REDUCE RISK !
CLEAN
ADJUST SEAT FIRST !!
Mirrors

12. WRONG !
Mirrors

13. WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW CAN KILL YOU !
Mirrors

14. WRONG !
RIGHT !!
REDUCED BLIND SPOTS

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

16. 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

17. VAN SAFETY
COMMON VAN ACCIDENTS
STOPPING

18. FOLLOWING ARS
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.

19. REASONABLE AND PRUDENT ?

20. 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 !

21. REDUCE RISK !
Following
BACK OFF !
SLOW DOWN !

22. VAN SAFETY
COMMON VAN ACCIDENTS
ROLL OVER

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

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

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

28. 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 ,500 lbs
= 11,425 lbs
VAN
PLUS CARGO !
DYNAMICS

29. WEIGHT
TRANSFER

30. PROFILE
DUST DEVILS
BUSSES
VAN
TRUCKS
DYNAMICS
CROSSWINDS

31. 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

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

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

34. 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!!!

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

36. 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.

37. CROSSING “GORE POINTS”
UNLAWFULL

38. EMERGENCY VEHICLES
POLICE PD

39. 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

40. YOUR PASSENGERS HAVE A RIGHT TO LIVE.

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

42. PART 2
Skill evaluation . . .
CHECKLIST

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