IRTE's Professional approach to Driver training

Although statistics reveal that ninety percent of collisions are attributed to driver error, driver training and testing in India has been one of the most neglected subjects. IRTE has made an extremely important contribution, towards the development of scientific tools and systems for effective drivers' training and testing. Researchers at IRTE have identified that in a country like India, with a huge diversity in terms of geographical or cultural conditions, literacy levels, and socio economic conditions, type of road environment, enforcement culture and political interference, there is a need to develop highly customized training materials and systems to ensure optimum results. IRTE has been successful in developing suitable materials, tools and systems of training for different categories of drivers across different regions of the country. These include drivers of motorized two wheelers, light motor vehicles for public and commercial use, bus drivers, drivers for school transportation, other heavy vehicle drivers in the organized and unorganized sectors as well as drivers of vehicles carrying hazardous goods. But this is not all; IRTE has also developed courses for the physically challenged, cyclists, three wheeler auto rickshaws as well as pullers of cycle rickshaws as these categories of riders also drive on the same roads and under the same conditions and environment as other motorized vehicles.

IRTE's Driver Training Programs
Training sessions are fully interactive and participants are encouraged to ask questions. Relevant films, photographs and animations are projected to make the drivers relate to actual driving conditions which they face regularly. Considerable emphasis is laid on personalized interaction with individual participants to ensure that they not only imbibe the concepts of safety and defensive driving but appreciate and practice the same.

Refresher Courses
Refresher courses are conducted on a periodic basis for drivers as well as supervisors who have already undergone the first level training. Subsequent refresher courses further deliberate on micro level problems as well as developments which would enhance their skills, and also for re-capping of essential areas. Refresher courses are conducted to bring weaker drivers to required standards.

Driver audits - On the wheel analysis (outdoor)
Trainers accompany drivers on regular routes to study driver behavior and understand the problems related to their daily routine. Weak drivers are identified and additional emphasis placed on their development. In addition to pre informed driver audits, surprise/surveillance tests by following the drivers and observing their behavior are also conducted on special request. Information on these is collated and shared with the management group.

Driver assessment
Assessment is carried out to test and understand the knowledge and ability of the driver on awareness issues, behavioral pattern as well as a psychological analysis.

Faculty for the Driver Management Courses
IRTE has a rich faculty comprising of Automobile Engineers, Traffic Engineers, Transport Planners, Accident Analysts, Road Safety Managers, Driving instructors, Medical Doctors and Legal experts who with their multi-dimensional approach create the ideal basis of designing courses ,developing required tools and systems for training as well as conduct training and driver assessment.

Driver Training Programs Offered by IRTE

IRTE has designed a driver training initiative “Safety is my Responsibility” under this we conduct a comprehensive two day & one day (compressed) training programme.

Target Group:
-  Light & medium vehicle drivers
-  Two wheelers riders
-  Heavy vehicle drivers
-  Riders
-  Self driven Executives
-  Bus Drivers
-  Truck Drivers