Professional Drivers
You drive for a living so we drive home the message – look, listen, and live! Pick the tip sheet below that’s meant for you and give it a read! It could save your life, no matter what kind of driver you are: emergency responders; truck; school bus; motor coach; transit; new drivers; and snowplow operators. There are special public-rail safety considerations for every type of professional driver, brush up on your specialty today.
Emergency Responders
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Live to Help Another Day |
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Training program (video available) and support materials for emergency response instructors, students, and a quiz for everyone | |
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EMS, firefighters, police officers, and all those who respond to emergencies. | |
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Why |
To make emergency responders aware of the potential dangers that exist at highway/railway crossings, and the steps to ensure their own safety as well as those in their care. | |
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Download – Instructor’s Guide | PDF |
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Tips for emergency responders |
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What |
A guide to emergency responders (fire, police, EMS, etc.) on how to keep themselves and those in their care safe around trains and railway property. | |
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Who |
EMS, firefighters, police officers, and all those who respond to emergencies. | |
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Why |
Emergency responders devote their lives to the care of others. Taking care of others and themselves around trains, crossings, and railway property is critical. These tips help emergency responders look, listen, and live, even in trying circumstances. | |
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School Bus Drivers
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Make it a round trip |
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What |
A training program (video available) and support materials for school bus driving instructors, students, and a quiz for everyone | |
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Who |
Professional school bus drivers and substitute drivers. | |
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Why |
The information contained in this program increases driver awareness of potential dangers at highway/railway crossings. It also teaches procedures to follow at such crossings to ensure the safety of their passengers and themselves. | |
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Download – Instructor’s Guide | PDF |
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Tips for school bus drivers |
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What |
A guide to school bus drivers on how to keep themselves and those in their care safe around trains, crossings, and railway property. | |
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Who |
Professional school bus drivers and substitute drivers. | |
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Why |
The route to and from school often involves crossing railway tracks at authorized crossings. These tips help school bus drivers look, listen, and live, while securing their precious cargo, the children. | |
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Truck Drivers
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Alive and Truckin’ |
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What |
A training program (video available) and support materials for truck driver instructors, students, and a quiz for everyone | |
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Who |
Professional truck drivers, instructors, and students | |
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Why |
The goal of this module is to reduce truck-train collisions nationwide by bringing this video and safety materials to professional truck drivers | |
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Download – Instructor’s Guide | PDF |
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Tips for professional truck drivers |
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What |
A guide to professional truck drivers on how to keep themselves, their truck, their cargo and others safe around trains, crossings, and railway property. | |
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Who |
Professional truck drivers | |
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Why |
Professional truck drivers spend their working days on the road, frequently encountering highway/railway crossings, trains, and other railway property. These tips are meant to reduce truck-train collisions nationwide and keep everyone safer on the road. | |
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Motor Coach & Transit Drivers
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Motor coach & transit drivers |
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What |
A training program (video available) and support materials for motor coach and transit driver instructors, students, and a quiz for everyone | |
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Who |
Professional motor coach and transit drivers, instructors, and students | |
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Why |
To reduce vehicle-train collisions nationwide by bringing this video and safety material to professional motor coach and transit drivers | |
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Download – Instructor’s Guide | PDF |
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Newly Licensed Drivers
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Newly licensed drivers |
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What |
A training program (video available) and support materials for driver instructors, students, newly-licensed drivers, and a quiz for everyone | |
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Who |
Newly-licensed drivers (also see www.TraintoDrive.net) | |
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Why |
To reduce vehicle-train collisions nationwide by bringing this video and safety material to newly-licensed drivers | |
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Download – Instructor’s Guide | PDF |
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