Conduct Review Policy for Heavy Vehicle Drivers Excellence Program for Heavy Vehicle Drivers ©...

Conduct Review Policy for Heavy Vehicle Drivers

Excellence Program for Heavy Vehicle Drivers

© Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec, 2010

Conduct Review Policy for Heavy Vehicle Drivers


Policy ObjectivesPolicy Objectives

Identify drivers that represent a threat to road safety or to the integrity of the road network, and then intervene by contacting them.

Send to the Commission des transports du Québec the records of drivers exhibiting unsafe conduct so that it can analyze their conduct.


Who Is Subject to the Who Is Subject to the Policy?Policy?

The Policy applies to all drivers who hold a driver's licence issued by the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec and who operate in Québec or elsewhere in Canada driving a heavy vehicle registered in Québec.


Driver RecordDriver Record

All events that occur when a driver is operating a heavy vehicle are entered in driver records. These events include:

– offences– “driver” out-of-service orders– accidents


Assessing ConductAssessing Conduct

ASSESSMENT PERIOD: 24 months

WEIGHTING OF EVENTS:

Each event is assigned a weighting based on its degree of severity with respect to road safety and the integrity of the road network.


Assessing Conduct Assessing Conduct comportementcomportement


CONDUCT AREA THRESHOLD

EVENTS CONSIDERED

Operational safety 12 points

Any offence related to road safety, including “driver” out-of-service orders

Involvement in Accidents

9 pointsAny “at-fault accident” for which a peace officer completes an accident report

Overall Driver Conduct

14 points

Combined total of weighted events in the other two conduct areas “Operational Safety” and “Involvement in Accidents”

Example of a RecordExample of a Record


Name of the driver: John Careless Area: Operational safety

Date Province Description Legal Re. Weighting2009-01-26 QC Daily log HSC 519.10 0

2009-01-26 QC Out-of-service order

Reg. driving time 40(3)

3

2009-11-14 QC Speeding HSC 328 3


Total: 7 Threshold: 12



Name of the driver: John Careless Area: Involvement in accidents

Date Province Description Legal Re. Weighting2009-03-05 QC Injuries 42009-07-05 QC Property

damage2

2010-02-14 QC Property damage

1




Name of the driver: John Careless Area: Overall driver conduct

Date Province Description Legal Re. Weighting2009-01-26 QC Daily log HSC 519.10 02009-01-26 QC Out-of-service

orderReg. driving time

40(3)3

2009-03-05 QC Injuries 4

2009-07-05 QC Property damage 2


2010-02-14 QC Property damage 1



Interventions by the SAAQInterventions by the SAAQThe SAAQ intervenes with drivers to:

– inform them if their record deteriorates;

– make them aware of the importance of rectifying risky behaviour;

– inform them that their file will be transferred to the Commision des transports du Québec.© Société de l'assurance automobile du

Québec, 2010

Interventions by the SAAQ Interventions by the SAAQ SociétéSociété


Intervention by the SAAQ

Circumstances To the driver

To the operato

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First-level warning 50% of the threshold Yes No

Second-level warning

75% of the threshold Yes No

Information letter for serious offences

For a serious offence that requires immediate intervention

Yes Yes

Warning letter for critical events

For a driver involved in a serious event in terms of road safety or safeguarding the integrity of the road network

Yes Yes

Notice of referral to the Commission

When a record is being transferred

Yes No

Interventions by the SAAQInterventions by the SAAQSituations resulting in a notice of referral to the Commission des transports du Québec:

– reaching a threshold – having a fatal at-fault accident – drinking and driving – reaching 75% of a threshold + one

critical event

– being involved in two critical events – being responsible for the referral of the

operator’s record to the Commission – emergency situations


Excellence Program for Heavy Vehicle Drivers


Program ObjectiveProgram Objective

To recognize drivers who have exemplary road safety conduct.


Who Qualifies for the Who Qualifies for the Program?Program?The Program is open to all heavy

vehicle drivers who hold a driver’s licence issued by the SAAQ and who operate in Québec or elsewhere in Canada using a heavy vehicle registered in Québec.


How to RegisterHow to Register

To have excellent conduct recognized, drivers first have to complete the registration form, apply for one of the four levels of excellence, and meet the eligibility requirements.


Levels of ExcellenceLevels of Excellence


Level Minimum Experience

Particulars

BRONZE 6 monthsRestricted to new drivers

SILVER 2 years

GOLD 5 years

PLATINUM10 years Training

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Eligibility RequirementsEligibility RequirementsFor the period corresponding to the experience required for the applicable level, drivers:

– must have travelled 10,000 km each year as heavy vehicle drivers;

– must not have committed offences while driving a heavy vehicle;

– must not have been responsible for an accident while driving a heavy vehicle;


Eligibility Requirements Eligibility Requirements (cont’d)(cont’d)

– must not have accumulated more than 3 demerit points in their record (for any type of vehicle), for a period of 24 months;

– must not have been the subject of criminal charges related to driving or their employment duties.


Publishing the Excellence Publishing the Excellence ListList

The SAAQ will publish and update a list of drivers with recognized exemplary conduct, along with their level.

If drivers want to stay on the list, they must maintain the requirements for their recognized level of excellence. If not, they will be withdrawn from the Excellence List.


Coming Into ForceComing Into Force

The Conduct Review Policy and Excellence Program for Heavy Vehicle Drivers come into effect on January 1, 2011.


Information PeriodInformation Period

July 2010

Issuance of a first courtesy letter

October2010

Issuance of a second courtesy letter


Information PeriodInformation PeriodAutumn 2010

Media placement

January 2011

Publication of the Excellence ListInterventions by the SAAQReferral to the Commission des transports du Québec


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