A motor carrier shall conduct an annual review of the driver's operating record, and a personal interview. The personal interview shall consist of questions to ascertain whether or not the information the motor carrier has on file for the driver is accurate, and that the employee has been instructed in, and is in compliance with, the provisions of article 19-A. As part of such annual interview, the motor carrier shall instruct the driver about the provisions of section 6.15(d) of this Part which relate to the accumulation of three accidents within an 18 month period. The carrier shall instruct the driver about the potential driver's license sanctions and disqualification provisions as set forth in section 6.15 of this Part. The carrier shall also inform the driver about the motor vehicle accident prevention course provided for in section 6.15(d)(3) of this Part. Copies of all abstracts should be attached to the annual review of employees driving record. Compliance with this section shall be shown by completing the annual review of employees driving record from (DS-872) and maintain the form in the driver's file.
Regular observation of a driver's defensive driving performance while operating the bus with passengers shall be made by individuals certified by DMV (see section 6.13 of this Part). If an employee does not demonstrate satisfactory defensive driving techniques, the law does not require that the driver be disqualified. However, the motor carrier shall note on the annual defensive driving review form (DS-873) what the specific deficiency was and what corrective measures (i.e., retraining, retesting, additional defensive driving performance reviews) were taken to bring the driver's performance up to satisfactory standards.
NOTE:
The regular observation of a driver's defensive driving performance must be conducted at least once within every 12-month period and may not be combined with, nor conducted on the same day as, the biennial behind the wheel road test.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 15 § 6.8