Rules for driving vans

1. Use only drivers over 25 years of age.
   
2. Train the drivers on the basics of van driving. Have them test drive the van to get familiar with its blind-spots and handling. They are all different.
   
3. Do not overload or even fully load a van, keep the weight toward the front and do not put anything on top.
   
4. For highway driving, a traditional 15 passenger van should not carry more than 11 fully grown people.
   
5. Maintain the van carefully, especially the tires.
   
6. Vans do not like going sideways. Avoid even the possibility. Keep in mind centrifugal force. Curves are the most dangerous. Lane changes are the next most dangerous.
   
7. KEEP THE PASSENGERS BELTED. Whether they like it or not.
   
8. Make sure the driver is rested and alert.
9. Stop and change drivers every 2 hours. (With that many bladders, you'll probably have to stop that often anyway...)
10. Have someone riding “shotgun” who'll talk to the driver and handle communication with passengers and with other vehicles in the caravan.