Illinois Wing, Civil Air Patrol

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• Illinois Wing, Civil Air Patrol
• ? United States Air Force Auxiliary ?

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SYLLABUS OF TRAINING,

• ILLINOIS WING DIRECTOR OF SAFETY

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VEHICLE SAFETY MANAGEMENT

• ILLINOIS WING DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

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• ILLINOIS WING DIRECTOR OF LOGISTICS

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• Illinois Wing, Civil Air Patrol members
• with a CAP drivers license will need to be
  introduced to, CAP Corporate Vehicle driver
  training on space and visibility. This is a new
  Illinois Wing training program that will up-grade
  your driving skills. Each Group Commander, or
  their Group Safety Officer will introduce this
  syllabus of training.

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• The purpose of training is to have drivers that
  we can depend on to be safe when transporting our
  CAP members. This course will enhance your
  skills, and hopefully make us all excellence
  drivers.

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AIM HIGH IN STEERING

• Imaginary target
• baseball/dart board.
• Centers van in traffic lane.
• Safe path on turns.
• Find a safe path well ahead

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GET THE BIG PICTURE

• How wide and deep?
• Objects and ground
• Keeps you away from billboards
• Smooth stops and turns
• Stay back and see it all

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KEEP YOUR EYES MOVING

• Move eyes front 2 seconds
• Move eyes right mirror 2 seconds
• Move eyes front 2 seconds
• Move eyes left mirror 2 seconds
• Move eyes front 2 seconds

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• Every 5 to 8 seconds
• Keeps you alive at intersections
• Keep eyes ahead of vehicle
• Scan dont stare

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LEAVE YOURSELF AN OUT

• Have escape route
• Take path of least resistance
• Space on all four sides, but always in front
• Be prepared, expect the unexpected

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MAKE SURE THEY SEE YOU

• Communicate in traffic horn, lights, signals
• Establishes eye to eye contact
• Dont gamble, use your horn, lights, signals

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VEHICLE SAFETY MANAGEMENT

• Illinois Wing CAP Driver
• Checklist

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• WHEN STOPED IN TRAFFIC
• When stopped in traffic, a van length of space
  is required from the vehicle ahead. This will
  allow enough space to pull your van around the
  vehicle ahead if it should stall and will give
  you an instant cushion if it should make a turn.

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• STARTING UP AT INTERSECTIONS
• Look left, right and left. Check rear view
  mirror.

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• COUNT ONE -TWO-THREE AFTER VEHICLE AHEAD HAS
  STARTED TO MOVE.
• This step is to be followed when stopped at an
  intersection behind another vehicle. Check rear
  view mirror.

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• FOUR TO SIX SECONDS FOLLOWING TIME FOR SPEEDS
  UNDER 30 MPH, 6-8 SECONDS FOR SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH.
• This is to keep you from getting a fixation on
  the vehicle ahead and allow time to obtain and
  hold the proper eye-lead time.

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• USE OF MIRRORS
• As a rule of thumb, once every 5-8 seconds.

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• SCAN STEERING WHEEL
• Look and see whether or not vehicle at the curb
  are occupied. This is the only time they are a
  threat. If they are occupied the driver is
  probably about to exit from the vehicle or pull
  out from the curb.

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• STALE GREEN LIGHTS
• The point of decision is an imaginary line that
  you set up between your vehicle and the crosswalk
  when you are approaching an intersection with a
  stale green light.

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• Since you are not sure of the light, you must be
  sure of the point behind which you will stop if
  the light should start to change. This helps you
  get the big picture.

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• EIGHT TO TWELVE SECONDS EYE-LEAD TIME
• This is the best way to keep your eyes ahead of
  your wheels and is the depth at which your eyes
  should be focused most of the time.

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• PULLING FROM CURB
• Glance over left shoulder when pulling from curb.

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• EYE CONTACT
• When you must depend on anyone along the edge of
  your driving path to stay put until you are past
  the danger point, it is imperative that you get
  their attention.

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• The horn and lights are your communication tools
  when you do not have eye contact. Proper use of
  the horn to express a friendly message seems in
  many instances to be a lost art.

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• Only when you have eye contact can you expect
  the other person to act in a reasonably
  predictable manner to avoid a dangerous situation.

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• FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY IS THE CAUSE OF MANY
  MISHAPS. WHY? THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE DRIVER
  NEEDS TIME TO IDENTIFY THAT THE LEADING VEHICLE
  IS SLOWING OR STOPPING AND ADDITIONAL TIME TO
  APPLY THE BRAKES.

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• THE LEADING VEHICLE MAY NOT SHOW BRAKE LIGHTS OR
  YOU MAY HAVE YOUR EYES LOOKING ELSEWHERE.
  EXPERTS RECOMMEND THAT WE STAY BACK THE DISTANCE
  THAT OUR VEHICLE WILL TRAVEL IN 2 SECONDS TO GIVE
  TIME TO REACT. CAP RECOMMEND 3 SECONDS.

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• BACKING IS A CHRONIC CAUSE OF MISHAPS. THIS IS
  ESPECIALLY TRUE IN PARKING LOTS. OUR CAP VANS ARE
  EQUIPTED WITH BEEPERS THAT SOUND WHEN WE PUT THE
  GEAR SELECTOR LEVER IN REVERSE AND THE BACK-UP
  LIGHTS ARE ON.

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• SOME PEOPLE MY HEAR THE SOUND AND SOME OF THEM
  MAY HEED THE WARNING, BUT THE BACKING VEHICLE IS
  ALWAYS AT FAULT. CAP RECOMMENS PARKING AWAY FROM
  OTHER CARS, DRIVING THROUGH A DOUBLE CAR SPACE SO
  THAT YOU CAN EXIT FORWARD RATHER THAN BACKING,

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• OR YOU CAN BACK INTO A SPACE FROM WHICH YOU COULD
  NOT EXIT BY DRIVING FORWARD. IF YOU HAVE A
  PASSENGER, YOU CAN EXERCISE CREW RESOURCE
  MANAGEMENT BY ASKING YOUR PASSENGER TO STAY
  OUTSIDE AND SPOT YOUR BACKING UNTIL YOU ARE OUT
  AND THEN ENTER THE VEHICLE. BACKING OUT OF A
  DRIVEWAY IS ANOTHER DANGEROUS ACTIVITY WHERE
  SPECIAL CAUTION IS NEEDED.

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• TURN YOUR LIGHTS ON WHENEVER YOUR ENGINE IS
  RUNNING. SEE AND BE SEEN IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR
  IN VEHICLE SAFETY. MOTORCYCLES HAVE LONG BEEN
  REQUIRED TO HAVE LIGHTS ON WHILE THE ENGINE IS
  RUNNING.

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• YOU'LL NOTICE THAT BUSES AND TRUCKS USUALLY HAVE
  THEIR LIGHTS ON ALSO. NEWER PASSENGER VEHICLES
  HAVE THE LIGHT COME ON AUTOMATICALLY WHEN YOU
  START THE ENGINE.

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• ALL CAP VEHICALS WILL USE THEIR HEAD LIGHTS
  WHENEVER THE ENGINE IS RUNNING.

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• SAFETY IS WHAT YOU DO BEFORE YOU MEET A HAZARD IN
  ORDER TO PREVENT A MISHAP.

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PLEASE DRIVE SAFELY

• Our CAP Members demand a safe environment.