A private driver in front of a limousine
A driver is an individual whose work activity consists of driving a car . The term derives from the French word chauffer and, according to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ), it can also be accented on the letter O ( chauffeur ).
Trained to drive cars
Before moving forward, it is important to indicate that, on this occasion, we are interested in the concept of automobile in its broadest meaning: that is, to name vehicles that have an engine and that move forward without the need to resort to a specific lane . Cars , trucks , and vans , for example, are automobiles.
Returning to the idea of a driver, this is someone who has the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to drive one of these vehicles. Generally, you must also have a professional driver's license since your job involves transporting passengers or goods.
Private driver
A driver can be at the service of one person. Many celebrities hire a driver to take care of their transportation. The driver picks up his employer from one point and takes him to his destination. Then it remains waiting for you in the place until the next trip.
This job is associated with privileged economic situations, since middle or lower class people do not have enough freedom to hire someone to drive them. This also has an impact on the private driver's pay, which is usually very good, although it does not come without its list of responsibilities .
The private driver must meet a series of requirements to do his job well. Some of them depend on the type of contract you have: if you live at your employers' home, you will probably have to take care of certain tasks related to car and garage maintenance , in addition to having the obligation to take other members of the team. family and staff.
On the other hand, if you keep your own home, there will be greater pressure on punctuality, since the transfer adds preparation time, requires getting up earlier and adds potential problems, such as traffic congestion . The salary in both cases will also be different, since in one of the cases it does not include the maintenance of a home.
Passenger vehicles
A driver is also usually called someone who drives a bus (bus), a bus (coach), a taxi or a remís . Depending on the means of transportation in question, the driver must take a pre-established route or take the passenger to the address indicated when boarding the vehicle.
In addition to driving, the driver usually performs other tasks related to the well-being of the passengers . Among them we can name the control of the air conditioning and the unit's radio .
The job of a driver carries many responsibilities.
A driver in charge of several passengers is expected to be willing to answer questions and clarify concerns about routes, schedules and fares, among other common topics in these cases. It all begins with the greeting, as essential as it is absent in some cultures : when boarding a bus, for example, both the passenger and the driver must show mutual respect and sympathy.
All of this is enhanced if the driver is in charge of children, as is the case with school buses. Antipathy or lack of respect are not acceptable towards any person, but even less so if the recipient is a minor, someone who all adults in society must take care of so that they grow up in a healthy and safe environment . Children are also more prone to physical discomfort from the movement of the vehicle , or may even burst into tears spontaneously for different reasons, and the driver should be available to help them at all times.