ME Vehicle Rules

The ME Department allows us to use their vehicles to conduct RoboJackets business. On this page, you will find links to relevant documents and general information on using ME vehicles.

Van Accident of 2018

At midnight on the way home from a meeting, we stopped at Cookout. In the Cookout parking lot, the ME van we were driving was hit while parked. The damage didn't seem severe enough to warrant calling the police, so the van was returned to the ME parking lot. The next day, the ME Department was informed of the situation. They requested an incident report for insurance purposes, which we didn't have, and banned use of the vehicles for a month after learning that the incident occurred at Cookout.

What RoboJackets Learned

ME Documentation

The ME Departments' documentation of what they expect from students driving their vehicles is nonexistent. To drive the vehicles, you must complete online defensive driving training. This is a basic review of good driving practices and some facts about the vehicles. There is a paper, which isn't mentioned before you are allowed to drive, in the glove compartment of the vans explaining what to do if you are in an accident.

Relevant Information Found Online

The information that follows applies to employees, which RoboJackets members are not, so it is not certain how well they apply to us.

• https://doas.ga.gov/assets/Fleet%20Management/Fleet%20Management%20Rules%20Policies%20and%20Compliance/GeorgiaFleetManual.pdf