Van Driver Toolkit – Vehicle Safety
Did you know?
- Drivers face fines up to £2,500, a ban from driving and 3 penalty points for driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition.
- Wearing a seat belt is law and can result in fines of up to £500 and 3 penalty points if not wearing a seat belt when supposed to.
- Airbags reduce fatalities by 24% in head-on collisions.
- 1 in 4 deaths involving vehicles driving for work.
- Intelligent Speed Assistance – uses GPS to work out the speed limit of the road being travelled on. If driven faster than the limit, the vehicle will automatically slow down.
- Reversing detection and reversing camera – to reduce rear collisions.
- Drowsiness and distraction monitors – detects a driver’s physical movements like slow eyelid closure, the rate of blinks, and a nodding head.
- Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) – automatically applies the brakes to avoid a collision.
- Lane keeping assistance – detects lane deviation.
- Event data recorders – a ‘black box’ that records vehicle events.
- Improved seat belts – provides reminders for driver and passengers.
Provider: Driving for Better Business, National Highways
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