BTEC First Diploma in Public Services
2006 - 07
Unit 12: Driving and its Relationship to the Public Services
Name: _______________________________
Assignment Manager:
Hand out date:
This assignment has five tasks.
The overall deadline for the whole assignment to be complete and handed in is:
________________________
The following guidelines should be used when completing your assignment:
- You must refer to the criteria banner and the content of the unit throughout the assignment.
- You should make sure you do detailed research and have a good understanding of the subject you are researching. Keep a note of the resources you use as you go along.
- Before handing in you must:
- Check that you have completed all tasks
- Label work appropriately
- Present tasks in the correct order
- That your name appears clearly in the header of each page and the page number appears in the footer of each page.
For further details refer to the ‘Student Guidelines’ that were issued to you at the start of your course.
You have been working with the Traffic Department of the Police Force for a year now and have been asked to speak to a group of new recruits to the Force during their training. The purpose of the talk is to ensure they know how to apply for the correct driving documentation as well as ensuring they will be safe drivers. Written below is what needs to be included in your talk: |
Task 1: (P1)
Prepare a handout to give to new recruits, detailing the stages of learning to drive and the different documentation associated with car ownership.
To achieve M1 you will need to explain the legal requirements of car ownership and learning to drive.
You must consider the requirements of pre and post test driving
Pre and post test driving: Pre – provisional licence; obtaining driving lessons; the theory and practical driving test; Highway Code; Post – driving licence; advanced driving; RoSPA Advanced Drivers Association (UK), Institute of Advanced Motoring (IAM); attitude and behaviour
Requirements: responsibility of the individual; responsibility of the public services e.g. the Police, the Emergency Fire Service, the Ambulance Service; legal documentation e.g. insurance, vehicle excise licence, MOT certificate, vehicle registration documents; cockpit and external vehicle checks
Task 2: (P3)
Prepare a Power Point Presentation that:
- Explains what is meant by the word collision,the main causes and types and the outcomes of a collision
- Identifies common traffic offences which cause road traffic collisions
You must consider common traffic offences and drivers attitudes
Offences: e.g. speeding, dangerous driving, careless driving, using mobile phones, alcohol and drug abuse
Collisions: definition; main causes and types; age groups and vulnerability to collisions; outcomes of collisions; damage; injuries; death
Task 3: (P2, P4)
Add the following to your Power Point Presentation:
- Describe the responsibilities of both individuals and employees regarding driving safely and within the law
- Explain how driver attitudes and behaviour contribute to traffic offences
You must consider common traffic offences and drivers attitudes
Responsibility: employer e.g. drivers hours, time constraints, record keeping, driver profiling, managing occupational road risk, cost of collision to company; the role of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in road traffic collisions; investigation of vehicular workplace collisions
Individuals: e.g. fitness to drive – health, tiredness, stress, attitude and behaviour; alcohol and drug abuse; daily routines; lifestyle; cost of collision to driver and family
Effects: on victims, drivers, witnesses; cost of typical fatal accident; do risks outweigh the benefits; responsibility of the public services e.g. local councils, the Police, the Emergency Fire Service, the Ambulance Service, National Health Service (NHS)
Task 4: (P5)
Prepare a report that outlines the responsibilities of the emergency services when dealing with road traffic collisions.
To achieve M2 you will need to explain how the emergency services work together when dealing with collisions.
To achieve D1 you need to evaluate the importance of the emergency services working together when dealing with collisions.
You must consider the role of emergency services in responding to road traffic collisions
Role: Police – incident management, liaising with other emergency services, making the area safe, investigating causes, taking statements, preserving evidence; Fire Service – liaising with other emergency services, extinguishing fire, immobilizing and making safe vehicles, extraction of casualties; Ambulance Service – medical care, liaising with other emergency services, transferring to hospital
Co-operation: chain of command; teamwork; collision simulations; how and why they co-operate
Task 5: (P6)
Produce a newspaper article describing national and local road safety campaigns, initiatives and strategies in accident prevention.
To achieve M3 you will need to explain how successful road safety campaigns have been in accident prevention.
To achieve D2 you will need to evaluate the success or failure of a local and national campaign in accident prevention.
You must consider the importance of road safety campaigns, initiatives and strategies in accident prevention
National provision: speeding; drink driving; tiredness; motorway driving; media e.g. television programmes; speed reduction and traffic calming; responsibility of central government; RoSPA and IAM
Local: driver improvement and development schemes; school visits; cycling proficiency and pedestrian awareness; responsibility of local councils e.g. road safety officers; assessment and evaluation of local road safety campaigns; initiatives and strategies in accident prevention; black spots and collision spots within local areas
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