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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Apply relevant legislation applicable to safe car driving
   • Current road rules and regulations are identified, interpreted and applied
   • Road signs, signals and markings are identified and complied with in safe car driving activities
   • Purpose of road rules and traffic safety laws in ensuring safe and efficient regulation of traffic flow, is interpreted and applied when driving a vehicle
2. Apply safe car driving behaviours
   • Requirements for safe car driving are applied
   • Importance of attitude in complying with road rules in relation to level of risk faced by a driver, is applied when driving a car
   • Importance of road sharing principles are applied when driving a car
   • Importance of motivation to drive safely is interpreted and explained
   • Principles of proactive driving methods, that maintain one’s driving at a low risk, are identified and applied
   • Contributing risk factors to potential crash risks, are identified and are taken into consideration
3. Apply low-risk driving strategies
   • Contributing risk factors to forming opinions and beliefs about low-risk driving are applied
   • Human factors that can influence lowrisk driving behaviour are outlined
   • Lowrisk driving strategies are applied and their rationale is explained
4. Explain risk factors that contribute to accidents when driving a car
   • Contributing risk factors to accidents are recognised
   • External factors that could lead to accidents are outlined
   • Internal factors that could lead to accidents are outlined
   • Consequences of accidents in relation to relevant traffic laws and physical, financial and psychological costs to the individual and society, are explained
   • Functions of vehicle operations and controls, and how to recover control of a vehicle are explained
5. Apply operation and car control skills
   • Appropriate action is taken to respond to hazardous situations
   • Principles of braking are applied to a high level of technical competence
   • Principles of steering are applied to a high level of technical competence
   • Slow speed manoeuvres are carried out to a high level of technical competence
   • Vehicle is operated and controlled to a high level of technical competence

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions can be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

adapting to differences in vehicles, including their operations, controls and safety devices applying correct selection and application of a braking system applying correct steering control techniques in a variety of driving conditions applying high-level road craft skills applying road rules carrying out pre-operational checks and related action on vehicles complying with relevant legislative, regulatory and workplace procedures dealing with adverse road conditions while driving a vehicle evaluating risk and consequences of own driving actions following operational instructions identifying, monitoring and anticipating traffic hazards and taking appropriate and timely action identifying risk factors that might impact on driving behaviours and implementing appropriate low-risk driving response measures implementing contingency plans implementing work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and practices when: conducting prestart-up checks identifying hazards minimising, controlling or eliminating hazards observing and interpreting driver behaviour that may put people at risk maintaining situational awareness making necessary adjustments to suit driving environment managing speed and space while driving a vehicle manoeuvring a vehicle at slow speed monitoring traffic and road conditions and reacting appropriately monitoring vehicle performance and taking appropriate action as required negotiating complex traffic and road conditions reading and interpreting relevant instructions, road rules, procedures, jurisdictional requirements, information and signs selecting and using vehicle operations, controls and safety devices to enable safe car driving working collaboratively with other road users when driving a vehicle.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

cognitive factors that may influence performance in car driving activities consequences of vehicle accidents correct application of braking techniques critical factors underpinning high-level driving technical competence factors contributing to accidents: age, experience, drugs, alcohol, medication, road conditions, fatigue and time of day driver values, emotions, limitations and personal needs emotional factors, driver’s own behaviours and driver’s operation at high levels of risk speed, space, vision, road conditions, vehicle condition and environmental conditions lowrisk driving behaviours including: creating and maintaining crash avoidance space protecting crash avoidance space obeying road rules, safety information and directions observation and scanning techniques procedures for identifying and responding to hazards purpose and benefits of road rules enforcement for safe car driving rationale for ongoing development of traffic regulations to meet changing traffic conditions relevant road rules and traffic safety legislation including: alcohol and drugs driver licensing vehicle registration vehicle standards relevant laws and penalties for demerit point offences, such as driving while unlicensed, disqualified or under the influence of drugs or alcohol road signs, signals and markings sources and availability of relevant learning resources and learning materials steering operation and controls types of adverse driving conditions commonly encountered during driving activities vehicle operation and control including: cabin drill managing accelerator managing brakes managing steering start, move off, shut down and secure.

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