This Slideshare presentation is a partial preview of the full business document. To view and download the full document, please go here: http://flevy.com/browse/business-document/driver-fatigue-safety-talk-485 Many fatal crashes are caused by driver fatigue. The extent that fatigue contributes to traffic accidents is higher than statistics indicate. Fatigue will seriously impair your driving ability long before you become drowsy. Some of you work in remote areas and need to travel long distances to get to work. It is vitally important that you recognise the signs of fatigue and take the necessary precautions to reduce the chance of having a vehicle accident. It is your responsibility to stop and rest when you realise that you are becoming fatigued.

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Driver Fatigue
SAFETY AWARENESS KEPT SIMPLE
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THE SIGNS OF FATIGUE
Once fatigue sets in, the only way to improve your concentration is to sleep.
“What are the signs of fatigue setting in?”
Hand out sheet 1 – The signs of fatigue
The signs of fatigue are:
feeling cramped or fidgety;
your vehicle wandering on the road;
your speed varying;
overtaking vehicles startling you;
yawning constantly;
giddiness;
your mind is wandering;
your eyelids are heavy; and
you are impatient.
An alert and healthy driver is aware of the vehicle’s performance, reacts to a given situation with the
correct actions and feels little or no stress.
Colds, flu and headaches can impair your ability to concentrate. Your reactions will be slower and you
may misjudge situations.
Falling asleep at the wheel causes many deaths and serious accidents. Long before a driver falls
asleep, fatigue can seriously impair his or her driving ability.
Weariness is more dangerous when driving in your normal sleep time. Fatigue is frequently felt at the
onset of darkness. Visibility is reduced and there is a higher risk of accidents, even for an alert driver.
THE DANGEROUS HOURS
Nearly twice as many people are killed at dusk than during the daylight hours.
Hand out sheet 2 – The dangerous hours
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NIGHT DRIVING
Driving at night requires a far higher degree of awareness.
“What are the additional precautions needed for night driving?”
Hand out sheet 6 – Night Driving
Night driving precautions include:
allowing more distance between you and the next vehicle (you need more stopping room);
driving slower (darkness makes perception slower and 90% of driving decisions are based on
what you see);
keeping windscreens, mirrors and lights clean and not allowing your windscreen to fog up; and
loading trailers and vehicles so they do not affect the position of your lights.
Note: Overloading vehicles and trailers can raise the position of your headlights to an extent that, even
on low beam, your lights can blind oncoming traffic.
If it is not possible to balance the vehicle, use the following procedure to adjust your lights:
Hand out sheet 7 – Headlight Adjustment
1. Face your vehicle one metre away from a wall.
2. Put a mark on the ground and a corresponding mark on one of the tyres.
3. Find the headlight adjusting screws under the bonnet.
4. Mark the position of the screws.
5. Turn the lights on and set them to low beam.
6. Mark the concentration of the light beam on the wall.
7. Repeat step 6 for high beam.
8. Load you vehicle.
9. Re-position the vehicle on the one metre mark.
10. Turn on the lights and set them to low beam.
11. Locate the concentration of light at the center. Adjust the lights to the mark you made before
loading the vehicle or trailer. This adjustment should be sufficient to cover both high and low
beam.
12. Readjust your lights to their original setting when you have unloaded your vehicle.
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Night Driving Potential
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6
Noon Midnight
NightDayDawn Dusk
TotalDeaths
Sheet 2 – The Dangerous Hours
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The basics of your plan should be:
plan your trip to avoid long drives after a
full day’s work;
plan your work to avoid long drives before
you start work;
have a light meal before you leave;
take advantage of the free coffee offered
by road houses;
avoid drinking alcohol before or during the
trip; and
if you have a passenger, share the driving
and change over every hour.
Sheet 5 – Travel Plan
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• Look for the signs of oncoming traffic.
• Look out for light flashes as you near a
corner.
• Watch for a glow as you approach a hill.
• Be prepared for vehicles with lights on
high beam.
• Remember, when you dip your lights,
you reduce your visibility.
Sheet 8 – Additional Skills for Night Driving
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