15 or Fewer Passenger Van Driver Safety (DRV-8.2)

Many employers, churches, schools and other groups transport people in passenger vans that can hold up to 15 people, including the driver. Vans' size and unique characteristics can pose risks to inexperienced drivers, as well as to vehicles and pedestrians around them. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration estimates that dozens of people are killed every year in van crashes, particularly rollovers. Learners who successfully complete this course should be able to identify the hazards of driving passenger vans, identify required practices before driving passenger vans, and identify safe practices while driving passenger vans.