City of Somerville header
File #: 212251    Version: 1
Type: Order Status: Approved
File created: 8/24/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/26/2021 Final action: 10/28/2021
Enactment date: 8/26/2021 Enactment #: 212251
Title: That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of Mobility report to this Council whether the video "Safer Trucking in Changing Cities" is being used to train City truck drivers in safe driving techniques.
Sponsors: Mark Niedergang, Lance L. Davis, Katjana Ballantyne

  Agenda Text

title

That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of Mobility report to this Council whether the video "Safer Trucking in Changing Cities" is being used to train City truck drivers in safe driving techniques.

 

body

Official Text

That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of Mobility report to the Council on whether the video, "Safer Trucking in Changing Cities," developed for training purposes by a group of Somerville and Cambridge expert professionals, and used previously with DPW drivers, as well as by the Cities of Boston and Cambridge, is currently being used to train City of Somerville truck drivers in safe driving techniques.  This superb, professional-quality 10-minute video can be viewed here: <https://vimeo.com/307147180>