A recent RAC Business Survey has seen 1 in 5 firms admit that their drivers have been involved in accidents or collisions while using a hand-held phone, despite their use being illegal and penalties recently being increased.
The survey of 1,000 businesses found that 19% admitted they had drivers...
Drivers at 1 in 5 firms crash while using hand-held phones
Show notes: Driver wellbeing, reducing driver stress & recognising driver performance
Welcome to this edition of Let's Talk Fleet Risk - a podcast for those who manage drivers and their vehicles, and want to reduce road risk in their organisation.
In this episode, Simon Turner, Campaign...
Driver wellbeing: How reward breeds success
Driving with medical conditions and assessing fitness to drive.
Department for Transport
Driving and medical conditions
As a van driver, you need to stay within the weight limits when you're driving and not overload it.
DVSA
Driving a van: weight limits and loading
You must wear glasses or contact lenses every time you drive if you need them to meet the ‘standards of vision for driving’. Fitness to Drive.
Driving for Better Business Launches Grey Fleet Review
As part of the United Nations Global Road Safety Week (6-12 May 2019) which this year has the theme of Leadership, Highways England is hosting the Driving for Better Business Private Sector Summit, for CEOs and Board Directors of some of the UK’s leading businesses, at McLaren’s inspirational...
Driving for Better Business ramps up focus on private sector
Officially launched in April 2007, the Driving for Better Business campaign is now ten years old!
For 2017, the campaign has been revitalised – a new look, new supporters and partners, and a new energy to engage and support the many businesses in the UK who employ staff that drive for...
Driving for Better Business Revitalised
DRIVING FOR BETTER BUSINESS WINS ROYAL AWARD
National Highways has been granted a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for its Driving for Better Business programme for its “inspiring” and “truly innovative” approach to saving lives and reducing road injuries.
In a letter...
Driving on Motorways – A road trip with Suzi and Ortis
A large body of research demonstrates that the main contributor to work related road traffic crashes is the behaviour of individual drivers. That’s why an essential first step in any programme to reduce crashes is to understand the specific behaviours that place drivers at risk.
Read the full...
Dr Lisa Dorn Outlines 5 High Risk Driver Behaviours that Contribute to Work Related Crashes