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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Identify types of motor vehicle crashes
  2. Identify risks and causes of motor vehicle crashes
  3. Identify actions to be taken post-crash by drivers and others

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:

explaining common causes of major road crashes

explaining factors that contribute to motor vehicle crashes

explaining legal obligations of a driver and others post-crash

explaining the common types of major road crashes

identifying risk management strategies at a crash scene

reading interpreting and following instructions, procedures and information.


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:

human, environmental and vehicular factors including:

human:

fatigue

drugs

alcohol

speed

inattention

distraction

environmental:

road surface (gravel/sealed)

animals

road debris

geographical obstacle

architectural obstacle

vehicular factors:

mechanical failure

vehicle defects – tyres, brakes

relevant regulations and rules

relevant risk factors and how they affect motor vehicle performance

types of common motor vehicle crashes including:

rear end collision

side impact collision/adjacent direction collision

right turn in front of oncoming traffic

run off road on straight collision

run off road on curve collision

head on collision

pedestrian collision

types of common motor vehicle crashes and their potential causes including:

rear end collision:

travelling too fast

not leaving enough distance between vehicles

side impact collision/adjacent direction collision:

poor or insufficient scanning of driving environment

not sufficiently judging gap in traffic

overconfidence in driving ability

head on collision:

not judging speed or distance correctly when overtaking

not detecting hazards early enough

impatience

run off road on straight collision:

travelling too fast for conditions

inexperience resulting in over steering or misjudging distances

pedestrian collision:

pedestrians not judging amount of time it takes a vehicle to stop

encountering intoxicated or unpredictable pedestrians

right turn in front of oncoming traffic:

not judging speed accurately.