Road safety awarness training

Road Safety Awareness Training
Avoid over speeding – prevent accidents*
* 29th Road safety week 2018 theme
S.Muthuirulappan EHS Professional Slide 1

Outline
 Common causes
 General precautions while driving
 Defensive driving
 Special precautions
 Fire precautions in vehicle
 Vehicular pollution
S.Muthuirulappan EHS Professional 2

Accidents Hurts!

Common causes for road accidents
A defensive driver knows the common causes for road
accidents
 Not following defensive driving techniques
 Following too closely
 Not observing lane discipline
 Overtaking on turns, bend and wrong side
 Poor road condition
 Extreme weather conditions
 Driver fatigue
 Poorly maintained vehicle

General precautions while driving
 Follow all traffic rules, signs and signals.
 Plan your journey; start early to reach your destination
early
 Look out the potential hazards
 Remember that other road users may not follow traffic
rules and be prepared – that’s not in our control
 Allow other road users the time and space to correct
their mistakes.
 Do not exceed the speed limit
 Do not change the lane abruptly
 On long drives, 10 minute break after every 2 hours

Allow other road users the time and
space to correct their mistakes.

General precautions while driving.
Contd.,
 Keep both hands on steering wheel.
 Always signal to other drivers about what you intend to do
 Concentrate on driving and avoid distraction like.
• Changing the music
• Discussion with others
• Mobile phone usage
• Eating
• Mentally absent
 Don’t drive after having an alcoholic in any forms/quantity
 Don’t drive if you are not feeling well. Sleepy, under
medication

Concentrate on driving

Defensive driving
 A safe driver is a defensive driver. It means driving in a
manner that prevents accidents in spite of adverse
driving conditions and situations created by others who
may not follow rules
Basic requirements:
 Concern for accident prevention regardless of who is in
the right
 Care, courtesy, intimacy and consideration for other
road users
 Obeying the traffic rules, regulations and traffic signs
 Alertness for the illegal acts and driving errors

Defensive driving
Correct maneuvering techniques.
A defensive driver always follow correct maneuvering
techniques while
 Driving
 Overtaking
 Negotiating turns
 Stopping
 Parking and
 Reversing

Defensive driving
Following distance
 For safe following distance observe the 2 second rule
for light vehicles and 4 second rule for heavy vehicles

Defensive driving
Overtaking
 Do not overtake unless the road is clear enough
 Once you have started to overtake do it quickly.
 Overtake only from right, unless the vehicle ahead is
turning
 Do not overtake when the road is visibly bad
 Do not overtake a vehicle which is slowing down to give
way for
• Pedestrians
• Road junction
• Level crossing

Special precautions
Driving at night
 Don’t think the approaching vehicle is a motor cycle: it
could be a four wheeler with one headlight is not
working
 Dip your headlights for on coming traffic

Special precautions
Driving in fog
 Always drive at a speed that allows you to stop within
the distance of your visibility
 If possible avoid driving
Driving in rains
 Always keep speed under control
 Switch on the wipers as soon as the rain starts
 Switch on the headlights even in daytime, if visibility
poor

Special precautions
Driving in summer
 Drive slowly on the tar roads as it may become slippery
due to tar bleeding due hot weather
 Frequent inspect the tyres for overheatinhg
 If tyres too hot to touch, stop some time and allow it to
cool
Hill driving
• Use correct gears to avoid excessive use of breaks
• While driving down hill use the same gear that you used
for climbing, do not put the vehicle in neutral/engine
off

Commuting to workplace
If due care is not taken, accidents may happen while
travelling to and from the workplace and also within the
workplace
Here some tips
Be a safe pedestrian
 Always walk on the foot path
 Keeps your eye open for potholes and other obstacles
 For crossing the road use zebra crossing

At the workplace
 Never pass the prohibited area
 Never take ride in industrial trucks/forklifts/goods
hoist
 Observe speed limits
 Do not walkthrough or across any operating plant unless
you are authorized to do so
 Avoid short cuts
 Use designate routes for crossing the work areas/shops
 Respect caution barricades

The bus side
 Don’t jump to or off a running bus
 Don’t catch or get down the bus at signals and un
authorized stops
 Don’t stand in the doorway
 Don’t lean out of a running bus and let your arms of the
window
 Don’t distract the driver by shouting or making noise
 Hold on to a support bar while standing

Travelling by rail
 Don’t cross the tracks when the level crossing gates
are closed
 Don’t stand and lean out of the running train
 Don’t jump on to or off a running train
 Don’t keep your legs hanging out of the train
 Don’t board or alight a running train
 Don’t get in or down at unscheduled halts

Driving cars/two wheelers
 Don’t overload your vehicle beyond its capacity
 Keep safe distance from the vehicle in your front
 Keep to proper lane and don’t change it without due
care
 Overtake only on the right. Never overtake on turns
 Signal your intentions clearly well before you slow
down, stop or turn.
 Don not over speed while turning
 Avoid intake of alcohol or other intoxicants before
driving
 Park vehicles only at authorized and Safe spots

Additional guidelines to Two Wheeler Riders
 Always wear helmet and avoid excessive speed
 Don’t indulge in racing and showing off (avoid
acrobatics)
 Avoid riding on the painted markings on the road to
prevent
 Always use rear view mirrors

 Cycling
 Remember ! Cycle is for one person
 Before moving out, check tyre inflation, brakes, bell
and light
 Don’t catch another moving vehicle while riding
 Keep to left.
 Keep both hands on the handle bar. Don’t take anything
in hand
 Keep safe lateral distance from the fast moving heavy
vehicles
 Always wear light coloured /fluorescent clothes while
riding at night.

Fire precaution in vehicle
 Motor vehicles are constructed with a variety of
synthetic, flammable materials that burn and produce
harmful gases
 Diesel/petrol/LPG and other flammable fluids are
present
 When heated by fire some parts of the vehicle can
explode, sending debris a greater distance
Legal compliance CMVR , 1989
 Tourist vehicle- must have a fir extinguisher
 Wire passing through a sheet metallic hold

Fire precaution in vehicle
Common causes for fire
 Smoking in the vehicle
 Using open flame while refueling/inspecting the fuel
tank
 Fuel dripping from fuel line/tank
 Damaged wiring
 Accumulation oil/grease on brake shoe

Vehicular pollution
 The exhaust fumes coming out of the tail pipe of
vehicles contain many polluting substances
 This is the major contribution for environmental
damage and diseases
as by a research study – india
 2 million people are estimated top die due to
environmental pollution
 Vehicle growth – 10 % per annum as an average
 50 to 60 % total air pollutants by 2,3,4 wheelers
 30% fuels remains unburned

Vehicular pollution
Emission norms for passenger cars
Norms CO (g/km) HC+ nox (g/km)
1991 norms 14.3 – 27.1 2.0 (only HC)
1996 norms 8.68-12.40 3.00 - 4.36
1998 Norms 8.62 – 6.20 1.50 -2.18
India stage 2000
norms
2.72 0.97
Bharat stage II 2.2 0.5
Bharat stage III 2.3 0.35
Bharat stage IV 1.0 0.18

Vehicular pollution
Emission norms for Heavy diesel vehicles
Norms CO (g/km) HC (g/km) Nox g/km PM g/km
1991 norms 14 3.5 18
1996 norms 11.2 2.4 14.4
India stage 2000
norms
4.5 1.1 8.0 0.36
Bharat stage II 4.0 1.1 8.0 0.36
Bharat stage III 2.1 1.6 5.0 0.10
Bharat stage IV 1.5 0.96 3.5 0.02

Road safety pledge

Road Safety quiz

Symbols
The shape of the road safety signs tells about the importance.
Please click the correct options for the signs.
Timer : 30 sec
a. Information
b. Mandatory
c. Caution
d. None of the above
a. Information
b. Mandatory
c. Caution
a. Information
b. Mandatory
c. Caution

Result
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Level 2
When getting out of the car which hand you should use to
open the door
a. 1 & 2 is correct
b. 3 & 4 is correct
c. 2 & 3 is correct
d. 2 and 4 is correct
Timer : 30 sec
1. Left hand when you seated at left side
2. Right hand when you seated at left side
3. Right hand when you seated at Right side
4. Left hand when you seated at Right side

Result
Back

Level 2
When getting out of the car which door you should use
a. 1 is correct
b. 2 is correct
C. 3 is correct
d. 2 and 3 is correct
Timer : 30 sec
1. Always left side
2. The door which leads to road
3. The door which leads to pavement
4. Both sides can be used as choice

Result
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