Transportation Policy
Jul 22, 2021
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TRANSPORTATION
POLICY STATEMENT
The purpose of the transportation program is to provide safe transportation for Boys & Girls Club members. The Boys & Girls Club adheres to all California Highway Patrol regulations regarding vehicles, drivers, and safety procedures.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
- Check vehicles carefully before each trip, using the DMV checklist stored on the driver side clipboard.
- Report any problems to the supervisor in charge immediately.
- Obey all safety rules.
- Require all passengers to wear safety belts before departure.
- Clearly explain proper etiquette, rules, and expectations to all passengers before departure.
- Strictly enforce travel rules and policies. Stop the vehicle to enforce them if necessary.
- Drive defensively at all times.
- Do not exceed the speed limit, even if you are running late.
- Practice vehicle evacuation procedures at least twice a year in the parking lot.
- Drive in the 2nd and slow lane on the freeway during non-commuter hours.
- During commuter hours it’s permissible to use the diamond lane.
- Inform passengers how to react if an accident disables the driver and/or other supervisors.
- Keep a first-aid kit under the driver’s seat inside Boys & Girls Club vehicles.
- Keep a fire extinguisher mounted on the console next to the driver.
RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY
Minor Accident:
- Pullover.
- Check yourself and all passengers for injuries.
- Provide emergency first-aid treatment as needed.
- Use flares if necessary.
- Keep the passengers calm.
- Evacuate the vehicle in an orderly manner if necessary.
- Notify the supervisor in charge at the Boys & Girls Club (also the California Highway Patrol and/or police if necessary).
- Record information of other drivers involved in the accident.
- Cooperate with law enforcement officials. Do not admit fault or guilt.
- Drive back to the Boys & Girls Club after accident reports are completed only if the vehicle is safe to operate.
- If the vehicle is not safe to operate, arrange transportation for passengers stranded at the scene of the accident. Coordinate pick-up through the Boys & Girls Club Clubhouse.
12. The director on the scene will contact their Unit Director and he/she will inform parents or guardians of any injures their child may have suffered as a result of the accident and transport all passengers to the closest available hospital.
