For three days, 180 drivers from the company attend a training course on safety and road safety, to prepare for the start of the school year. The first day took place on Tuesday, at the Amblainville site.
Hughes adjusts his seat, adjusting the height of his steering wheel. Facing him, a route drawn with studs awaits him. To guide him, a trainer makes signs to him, a yellow reflective vest on the shoulders. Despite his ten years of seniority, the driver will touch a stud during a maneuver. "As long as it's bowling, it's okay," said the 45-year-old. If it had been a pedestrian, he would have hurt his feet. "
On the program, three workshops. One, security. The other, driving. And a last for drivers to learn about their new circuits. A way to prepare for the start of the school year that is approaching, and to review its fundamentals.
After two months of vacation, you have to do the right things
The man with the high visibility vest is Jean-Luc, trainer for sixteen years. "The driver, after two months off during the school holidays, may have forgotten some mastery in driving," he says.
Jonathan, who passed his license D just a year ago, is very much in favor of this initiative. "It allows," he says, "to have advice from more experienced people. He himself admits it: he still has some progress to make certain points. "For example, I know I tend to stick too much to the shoreline (which separates the shoulder from the road, Editor's note)," he says. "The most important thing, before you start your service, is to take a ride to check your vehicle, and it can happen that you forget, and you also have to put a vest with reflective material in your car." says Gary, 32.
This day can also accommodate changes that can occur from one return to another. Such as the speed limit of 80km / h, on a part of the departmental roads, entered into force this year. What lengthen the circuit time. "I'm going to have modifications on my line," says Gerard, who makes the trip Visors-Beauvais, morning and evening. "We will have to be careful not to arrive late," he continues. Two more days of internship will follow, Wednesday and Thursday, this time on the site of Beauvais.
