Professional Driver's Digest Chapter 1


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PUBLICATIONS Dangerous Goods Digest Emergency Response Guidebook Professional Driver's Digest Road Freight Industry Employment Handbook Professional Driver Recruitment Kit Roadworthy Manual for Goods Vehicles & Buses Dangerous Goods Wall Charts Dangerous Goods A4 Quick-Reference Guides Driver's Daily Log and Trip Sheet Walkaround Heavy Vehicle Check MiniCHARTs Rules of the Road The Know-the-Law Handbook Road Traffic Signs (KwikCHARTS) Traffic Signs Explained Forklift Operator's Handbook Occupational Health & Safety Act Basic Conditions of Employment Act Labour Relations Act Labour Law Charts/Posters Theory Test Papers for Drivers of Heavy Vehicles Constitution of the Republic of South Africa S A National Standards (SANS) DANGEROUS GOODS Classification D G Regulations Driver training Incident report form Transport Emergency Card	Professional Driver's Digest Chapter 1: You the driver WHAT THE LAW EXPECTS The National Road Traffic Act History of regulated transport The RTQS Enforcement POLICE POWERS AND YOUR RIGHTS Regulating and controlling traffic Power to stop vehicles Requesting information and documents Prohibiting driving Driving of vehicle Examination of vehicle Towing vehicle away Illegal loads DUTIES DRIVING LICENCES Disqualifications Disclosure of a new or worsening condition How many licences may you hold? Learner’s licence Vehicle classification Insufficient and inappropriate categories The card Grandfather endorsement for bus drivers Breakdown vehicle driver The professional driving permit Age of drivers Applying for, or renewing, a licence Grounds to refuse a professional driving permit Temporary licence Duration Production of licence Change of address Suspension Cancellation Endorsement of offences Licences issued elsewhere Driving outside the country THE HEAVY MOTOR VEHICLE TEST The yard test The road test Hints and tips Right of appeal DRIVER’S HOURS Log books Proposed driving and rest periods Fatigue - a major cause of accidents Posture YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY Clothing Boarding and alighting from the truck Coupling and uncoupling Working under the vehicle Tilting cab Hydraulic tipper bodies Tanker walkways Cleaning the windscreen Loading and offloading The workshop Diesel spillage Fire precautions YOUR HEALTH First aid Medic Alert Medicinal drugs Eyesight Age and vision Improving driving vision A I D S (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) Crossing the borderAbsenteeism DRINK, DRUGS AND DRIVING The evidentiary breathalyser test Alternative blood test Driving under the influence The effects of alcohol Drug abuse Combining dagga with alcohol Penalties Diminished responsibility is no defence SMOKING AND DRIVING Professional Driver's Digest main page > Chapter 1 - You the driver> Chapter 2 - Your vehicle> Chapter 3 - Your load> Chapter 4 - Your driving> Chapter 5 - Emergencies> Chapter 6 - Driver's directory>					PROSECUTION GUIDELINES Drunken driving Speeding Bad law enforcement OTHER INFO AARTO Act Abnormal loads Cross border permits Road traffic signs Toll road tariffs Vehicle licence fees DRIVER TRAINING Daily vehicle check Dangerous goods Do you need a PrDP? Driving licence codes Driving test (K53) Fitness to drive Theory test papers
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Dangerous Goods Digest l Emergency Response Guidebook l Professional Driver's Digest l Road Freight Industry Employers' Digest l Roadworthy Manual for Goods Vehicles & Buses l Dangerous Goods Wall Charts l Driver's Daily Log and Trip Sheet l S A National Standards
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