CEI has added a new online fleet driver safety lesson to its DriverCare accident prevention application. Entitled, “Rearview Defensive Driving,” its goal is to help fleet drivers avoid rear-end and lane-change collisions, which remain among the most common kinds of traffic accidents.
The five-minute module comes with a five-question test, and covers the following topics:
• How to adjust your mirrors to eliminate blind spots.
• The benefit of attaching a small convex mirror to the driver’s side mirror.
• The importance of looking and listening for passing traffic or pedestrians when backing up, even if your vehicle has a rear-looking camera.
• Keeping an eye out for inattentive or distracted drivers vehicles coming from the rear when stopped at an intersection.
• Look for an escape route at intersections to avoid a collision from the rear.
• Maintain a 2-second safety advantage by scanning all your mirrors and side windows all the time.
The lesson concludes with this advice:
“Rearview mirrors, appropriate head movement, and active visual scanning of the road environment: use them all to your maximum advantage as defensive driving techniques to reduce the likelihood of side and rear collisions. The life you save may be your own!”
