CME Driver Safety Training

Colorado Mountain Express (CME) operates 220 vehicles which travel 9.3 million miles annually, transporting visitors to and from Colorado’s beautiful mountain resort communities. CME wants each of those miles to be as comfortable and safe as possible, and that’s why they require all their drivers to take a two-week course with the Center for Transportation Safety.

Colorado’s State Patrol offer their expertise and advice during the training, where drivers navigate 10- passenger vans through a series of stations in a circuit course and also prepare for a written exam. From
vehicle orientation—which includes checking mirrors, ensuring ski racks are secure—to emergency braking exercises, potential drivers are rigorously trained to be more alert, careful and skillful drivers. “Training reminds you what we all learned in high school Physics – that gravity wins,” said Tom Ball, Executive Vice President of CME. “The idea that you incorporate reduction of speed as conditions change – that makes you a much safer driver. That’s what was driven home for me during my own training.”

CME believes driver safety training is the answer to providing a safe, comfortable ride for guests and their families to and from Colorado’s Rocky Mountains.

For more information regarding driver training and safe mountain driving, contact CME at news.ridecme.com.