| SUBJECT: |
Guidelines for "Trips" in "University-owned" vehicles |
| DATE ISSUED: |
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| POLICY NO: |
ORM-96-7 |
| RATIONALE: |
The length of a trip and the time required to complete a trip can cause adverse effects for the ability of the operator to drive the vehicle. |
| POLICY: |
- On any trip with one or more passengers, one passenger should always be acting as the vehicle navigator.
- Any trip (or trip segment) exceeding six hours must include at least one fifteen-minute rest stop.
- Any trip (or trip segment) exceeding ten hours must include at least one thirty-minute (or more) stop in addition to the 15-minute rest stop.
- No driver shall drive more than twelve hours during any 24-hour period. Driving time is inclusive of short rest stops. E.g., a driver leaving at 9:00 AM and stopping at 4:00 PM with one 15-minute stop and one 30-minute stop has driven seven hours. A driver going off-duty should not become the navigator.
- No trip segment shall exceed sixteen hours. After sixteen hours the driver(s) must stop for at least seven hours. This rule is to be observed even if there are multiple approved drivers.
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| DEFINITIONS: |
"University-owned" and "university" vehicles |
This includes all vehicles owned, leased, or
rented by Indiana University. |
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| RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATION: |
Office of Risk Management |
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