Driving Seminar

1. Seminar/Training on Responsible
Driving for the Maintenance
Driver’s/Operator of Service
Vehicle and Heavy Equipment
AUGUST 05, 2023, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Training Room
Brgy. Lantic Carmona, Cavite

2. What Is Defensive Driving?
•Defensive driving is the responsibility of everyone
who operates a vehicle in our roadway community.
•It is also being prepared for and alert to possible
hazards

3. Four sections of Defensive Driving:
1. Safe Driver
2. Safe Vehicle
3. Safe Journey
4. Dealing with Collisions and Emergencies

4. Safe Driver
•As a driver, you must play your part by making sure
that you are fit to carry out your driving duties.
•You should plan your journeys safely and obey
occupational health and safety, and road traffic laws
when driving for work.

5. Safe Driver
Fitness to Drive
• Your physical health, psychological and emotional
state and your general attitude towards driving
play a major part in your fitness to drive.
• You should report to work fit for all work activities
including driving duties. If you are not fit for work,
it is your responsibility to inform your manager.

6. It is important to remember that your fitness to drive can be
negatively affected by:
• Fatigue
• Alcohol
• Drugs [over the counter, prescription or illicit]
• Temporary illness
• A medical condition
• Daily stress events

7. Fatigue and Stress
•Fatigue is often the result of not getting enough
sleep, but can also because by shift work or
medications.
•Stress are generated by day-to-day events, e.g.
work related issues, relationship difficulties, financial
matters and family matters. It is important to manage
these stress events in order to minimise their impact
on your driving.

10. Alcohol and Drugs
• The consumption of alcohol or drugs (including
prescription drugs) impairs judgment, makes drivers
over-confident, and makes drivers likely to take risks.
• Even a small amount of alcohol will reduce your
concentration and perception, can seriously affect your
ability to drive safely.

11. Personal safety
• Keep the car doors locked while driving in slow
moving or stationary traffic if you feel vulnerable.
• Always lock the door when you are away from the
vehicle – even when paying for fuel.
• Keep valuables and bags out of sight and out of
reach.

12. Parking and Leaving the Vehicle
• Vehicles should be parked in areas designated for
parking, and in valid, marked spaces.
• The emergency brake should be set on manual
transmission vehicles.
• Your location is not responsible for the loss of or
damage to any driver owned motor vehicle or
personal property stolen from a motor vehicle.

13. Parking and Leaving the Vehicle
DOWNHILL AND UPHILL PARKING
• When parking downhill , uphill / sloped driveway turn the
front wheels into the curb or toward the sidewalk so that the
vehicle will not roll into the street if the parking brake fails.
• Always engage the parking brakes. If possible, leave the
vehicle in gear position.

14. Safe Vehicle
• Always carry out a vehicle pre-check before using
your vehicle. This should be done daily and a more
detailed check should be carried out weekly
• B L O W B A G E T S is a simple do-it-yourself
motor vehicle inspection to avoid road crashes and
breakdowns.
Battery, Lights, Oil, Water, Brakes, Accessories, Gas/Fuel,
Electrical, Tires, Self

15. DOCUMENTS

16. Safety Equipment
The following items should be kept in a place that
is easy and quick to access in an emergency:
• Early Warning Device
• First aid kit [for driver]
• Tools
• Spare tire
• Flashlight

17. Vehicle cleanliness
• Windscreens/rear windows should be free from
clutter to aid efficient demisting of windscreen and
optimal view of the road.
• Dashboard and cab area should be kept clean
and free of loose items.

18. Securing Loads
• It is illegal and dangerous to drive a vehicle that is
overloaded or has a load that is not secured.
• As a driver, you are responsible for ensuring that any load
you carry is legal and safe, even if it was loaded by another
person.

19. Safe Journey
• Before setting off, always plan your route and check for
weather and traffic updates. Always drive at the
appropriate speed for the prevailing conditions.
• Always use daytime running lights and slow down or even
cancel your journey in severe weather conditions

21. Distracted and Impaired Driving
• Eating in the car
• Talking on the phone
• Texting
• Putting on make-up
• Shaving
• Reading the paper
• Thinking about things other
than driving
• Reaching for other things
in the car
• Reading a map
• Cleaning the inside of the
window
• Changing clothes

22. Weather conditions and seasonal hazards
•Rain
•Driving in fog
•Hot weather

23. Dealing with Collisions and Emergencies
The general steps to take in the event of a collision, are as
follows:
• Stop. It is an offence not to stop, if your vehicle is involved
and damage is caused to property or someone is injured
• Switch off your engine and use your hazard warning lights.
Consider the use of a warning triangle/s but not on a
motorway
• Do not move injured passengers unless they are in
immediate danger of further injury from other vehicles or
from fire or explosion

24. Dealing with Collisions and Emergencies
•Call the emergency services immediately;
provide them with information about the
situation, any special circumstances (for
example, if carrying oxygen bottles) and if any
passengers have special needs
•If child passengers are present, ensure an
adult remains with them.

25. ROAD TRAFFIC SIGNS
Regulatory Signs
Signs that inform road users of traffic laws and regulations which, if
disregarded, will constitute an offense
1. Priority Signs
• STOP SIGN – driver must stop at designated
STOP LINE. No parking within 6 meters
• GIVE WAY SIGN – yield to the vehicles on right
side of intersection
• LEFT TURNER MUST GIVE WAY

26. Directional Signs
These signs indicate the direction(s) in which the
motorist is obliged to follow
VEHICLE MAY PASS EITHER SIDE

32. B. Warning Signs
Signs used to warn motorists of potentially
hazardous conditions on or adjacent to the road. It
advises motorists of road conditions that require
caution and may call for a reduction in speed, in
the interest of safety and that of other road users

37. PAVEMENT MARKINGS
LONGITUDINAL LINES
1. CENTER or SEPARATION LINE – crossing of solid
white lines requires special care and discouraged

38. 2. LANE LINE – changing of lane is allowed
provided that it is safe and will not result to
obstruction

39. 3. BARRIER LINE
a. DOUBLE SOLID YELLOW LINES No
overtaking and no crossing

40. b. SINGLE SOLID YELLOW LINE - Crossing is
allowed but no overtaking

41. c. SINGLE YELLOW LINE WITH BROKEN WHITE
LINE
- No overtaking but crossing is allowed on the side of
the solid yellow line
- Overtaking and crossing is allowed on the side of the
broken white line

42. d. BROKEN YELLOW LINE - Crossing and
overtaking is allowed with necessary precaution

43. e. BROKEN AND SOLID YELLOW LINE - Crossing
and overtaking is allowed on the side of the broken line
with caution but overtaking is not allowed on the side of
the solid line

44. 4. EDGE LINE – used to separate the
outside edge of the road from the
shoulder
5. TRANSITION LINES – guide the traffic safely to pass
obstructions on roadways such as islands, median
strips, bridge piers or indicate changes in the width of
the travelled portion of the roadway and an increase or
reduction in traffic lanes

45. B. TRAVERSE LINES
1. STOP LINE – vehicles are required
to stop before the white line
2. GIVE WAY or HOLDING LINES – markings consisting of
two adjacent broken white lines across the carriageway
at which drivers must give way to all traffic in accordance
with the standard sign

46. 3. ROUNDABOUT HOLDING LINES – vehicles within
the rotunda have the right-of-way over vehicles which are
just about to enter

47. TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND SIGNALS
• RED SIGNAL means you must bring your vehicle to
a STOP at a marked line.
• FLASHING RED SIGNAL means bring your vehicle
to a STOP and proceed only when it is safe.

48. TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND SIGNALS
• YELLOW / AMBER SIGNAL indicates that the RED
signal is about to appear.
• FLASHING YELLOW LIGHT means slow down and
proceed with caution.

49. TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND SIGNALS
• GREEN SIGNAL means you can proceed, provided you yield to
pedestrian and traffic lawfully using the intersection.
• FLASHING GREEN SIGNAL means proceed with caution and
be prepared for pedestrians who might cross the street.
This signal is usually seen on intersections where pedestrian
crossing button is available.