HeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC12 March 1987Safety
Prevention of Motor Vehicle Accidents*Army Regulation 385–55
Effective 13 April 1987History.
This UPDATE printing publishes ar e v i s i o n w h i c h i s e f f e c t i v e 1 3 A p r i l 1 9 8 7 .Because the structure of the entire revised texth a s b e e n r e o r g a n i z e d , n o a t t e m p t h a s b e e nma d e to h i g h l i g h t c h a n g es f r o m t h e e a r l i e r
regulation dated 15 December 1980.
Summary.
This regulation establishes pro-c edure s f or c arr ying out t he Army Saf ety
Program’s motor vehicle accident preventionprogram. It also implements DODI 6055.4and Department of Defense policy applicablet o al l A r my p e r s o n n e l i n v o l v e d i n Ar m y
motor vehicle operations.
Applicability.
This regulation applies to theActive Army, the Army National Guard, andthe U.S. Army Reserve.
P r o p o n e n t a n d e x c e p t i o n a u t h o r i t y .
Not applicable
Impact on New Manning System.
Thisregulation does not contain information thataffects the New Manning System.
A r m y m a n a g e m e n t c o n t r o l p r o c e s s .
This regulation is not subject to the require-ments of AR 11–2. It does not contain inter-nal control provisions.
Supplementation.
Supplementation of thisr e g u l a t i o n a n d es ta b l i s h me n t o f c o m m an d
and local forms are prohibited without priorapproval from HQDA (DAPE–HRS), WASHDC 20310–0300.
Interim changes.
Interim changes to thisregulation are not official unless they are au-thenticated by The Adjutant General. Userswill destroy interim changes on their expira-tion dates unless sooner superseded or re-scinded.
S ug g e s t e d I m pr o v e m e n t s .
T h e p r o p o -nent agency of this regulation is the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. Us-ers are invited to send comments and sug-g e s t e d i m p r o v e m e n t s o n D A F o r m 2 0 2 8(Recommended Changes to Publications andBlank Forms) directly to Commander, U.S.Army Safety Center, ATTN: PESC–PR, FortRucker, Alabama 36362–5363.
Distribution.
Distribution of this publica-tion is made in accordance with DA Form12–9A–R requirements for 385-series publi-cations. The number of copies distributed toa given subscriber is the number of copiesrequested in Block 341 of the subscriber’sDA Form 12–9A–R. AR 385–55 distributionis A for the Active Army, the ARNG, andthe USAR. Existing account quantities willbe adjusted and new account quantities willbe established upon receipt of a signed DAForm 12–9U–R (Subscription for Army UP-DATE Publications Requirements) from thepublications account holder.
Contents
(Listed by paragraph and page number)
Chapter 1General,
page1
Purpose •1–1,
page1
References •1–2,
page1
Explanation of abbreviations and terms •1–3,
page1
Responsibilities •1–4,
page1
Objectives •1–5,
page1
Funding •1–6,
page1
Chapter 2Prevention of Army Motor Vehicle Accidents,
page1Section I Producing Safe Driving Behavior, page1
General •2–1,
page1
Driver selection •2–2,
page1
Driver training •2–3,
page1
Investigating and reporting accidents •2–4,
page1
Motivating safe performance •2–5,
page1
Safe driving operation •2–6,
page2Section II Vehicle Safety Standards, page2
General •2–7,
page2
Motor vehicle safety standards •2–8,
page2Section III Environmental Factors/Road Conditions, page2
Adverse environmental conditions •2–9,
page2
Traffic engineering services •2–10,
page2
Traffic control devices •2–11,
page2Section IV Safe Vehicle Operations, page2
Fire prevention •2–12,
page3
Transport of hazardous material •2–13,
page3
Precautions against asphyxiation •2–14,
page3
Convoy operations •2–15,
page4
Use of safety equipment •2–16,
page4
Safe movement of personnel •2–17,
page4
Safe tactical vehicle operations •2–18,
page5
Emergency services—medical and accident site control •2–19,
page5
Motor vehicle operations in the vicinity of aircraft •2–20,
page5
* This regulation supersedes AR 385–55, 15 December 1980.
AR 385–55 • 12 March 1987i
Unclassified
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