Prevention
Driver Safety Training: Practice Makes Perfect
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Only those who know exactly what to do can act appropriately when it counts. The basis of the truck drivers’ training program includes an intensive information briefing lasting several hours, on receiving the vehicle – either at the factory or directly on the operator’s premises. In special safety training courses, the drivers of trucks, buses, and vans learn to recognize and prevent hazardous situations. And in the Eco-Training program, experts explain how to drive and maintain the vehicle in an economical manner.
"Practice makes perfect!" But no matter how helpful driver-fitness safety, operating safety and assistance systems are when it comes to preventing accidents, it is still a person who is sat behind the wheel. Assistance systems are supposed to assist drivers rather than act as their guardians. Professional driving safety training is therefore a further key factor in the quest to prevent accidents for passenger car and commercial vehicle drivers. This is why Daimler attaches such a high priority to basic and advanced driver training.
With some 65,000 participants per year, Mercedes-Benz Driver Training has long been the largest training facility of its kind for truck drivers. And over 10,000 bus and coach drivers have already taken part in safety training courses. Passenger-car drivers, meanwhile, can attend a number of courses, ranging from winter training and special training for women to off-road training, ECO training and professional driver training. Customers who opt to buy a Sprinter, Vito or Viano model receive a voucher for special driving safety training tailored for their vehicle. | ||||||||
As well as preparing drivers for dangerous situations and showing how critical driving situations can be mastered, driver training also teaches drivers how to detect risks in plenty of time and even prevent them entirely.
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