Accident management - Page 40

A principal contractor and a road building sub-contractor have been fined after a worker was fatally struck while working on roadworks near Lidgate in Suffolk.

The AA is calling on fleet managers and business owners to ensure they have a robust road safety policy.

Mental health is the next key area where fleets should look make improvements in the health and safety of drivers, says FleetCheck.

The AA has written to Road Safety Minister Jesse Norman MP to seek “life-saving changes” to the Highway Code.

Enforcement of new, tougher laws on illegal mobile phone use at the wheel stalled just one month after their introduction, according to figures obtained by Brake.

Almost seven in 10 (67%) UK motorists want the English/Welsh drink-drive limit reduced, after the Government’s deliberation over drink-driving.

Thatcham Research had outlined the top ten cars in the running for the What Car? Safety Award 2018.

Euro NCAP has awarded the Fiat Punto a revised zero-star rating in its latest crash test results.

Volvo Cars will from today start developing its autonomous drive cars with help from Swedish families who will test its XC90 on the public roads of Gothenburg.

Cars running out of petrol, and lorry drivers unaware their vehicles are over-height, cause delays at the tunnel costing the capital almost £7m each year.

By Peter Millichap, UK Marketing Director at Teletrac Navman

Newly qualified drivers are most worried about the actions of other drivers on the road, a new survey by YouClaim has revealed.

People updating social media or sending text messages while driving, drink or drug driving and mobile phone pose biggest road safety threat, survey suggests.

South West Highways has been fined after the death of a 48-year old worker who was struck by a vehicle.

Almost half (47%) of 2,000 motorists surveyed by Continental Tyres think the driving test should be frequently updated to reflect new automotive technologies and changing driving practices.

The number of drivers caught using a handheld phone while driving fell by 11% in the three months after the introduction of tougher penalties compared to three months before, new data seen by the RAC shows.

Thatcham is offering tips to help drivers battle the recent spate of ‘relay attack’ thefts targeting keyless entry systems on vehicles in the UK.

Sills & Betteridge, an East Midlands based law firm, has launched a new web based transport law information service for businesses and professional drivers.

Connected cars have been highlighted by UK consumers as one of the top areas for concern when it comes to products susceptible to hacking.

Allianz Worldwide Partners UK is urging the motor industry to sign a petition to introduce new rules to increase safety for roadside recovery technicians.

Just over 60% of UK drivers have admitted they will continue to speed, even if that means paying the higher level fines introduced earlier this year.

The month’s second set of Euro NCAP crash testing results have been released, with all eight vehicles achieving five-star ratings.

Sunderland has the highest rate of drivers with drink- or drug-driving convictions on their car insurance policies, according to MoneySuperMarket.

Toyota is introducing the second generation Toyota Safety Sense with an upgraded Pre Collision System (PCS) function and new Lane Tracing Assist (LTA).

Highways England wants to work with fleet operators, particularly Fleet200 members, to try to prevent death and serious injuries in road traffic collisions.

Fleet200 members are facing a range of road risk management challenges from getting driver, management and union buy-in to ensuring that sub-contractors adopt the same road safety standards.

Telematics was a divisive subject among fleet managers in the November 2017 Fleet200 Executive Club meeting.

Fleets felt that one of their biggest challenges was to improve safety. The two biggest issues were educating drivers and creating a culture within the company that promotes safety and gets buy-in at board level.

Crashes can occur for a variety of reasons but many of the contributing factors that affect the severity of an incident can be managed by an employer or fleet manager.

Approximately 3,200 of newly-passed UK drivers are disqualified in their first year of driving, study reveals.

Autoglass and QBE Insurance have announced an expanded three-year partnership.

Police have fined 27,000 drivers for illegally using a mobile phone since March this year, when the penalty for the offence doubled, new figures have revealed.

Speeding offences are now at an 11-year high, according to new figures from the Department for Transport (DfT).

KeyFleet, the the Preston-based vehicle leasing and fleet management specialist, has signed a three-year deal with FMG to provide incident management services.

Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist wants to see personal responsibility at the top of this week’s casualty reduction agenda.

Lightfoot has launched a new rewards system called Driver Perks that gives drivers access to benefits for being safe and efficient.

Kwik Fit is taking part in Brake’s road safety event, Speed Down Save Lives, for Road Safety Week during November 20-26.

Expert Market has used Department for Transport and DVLA data to reveal that Kinross-shire in East Scotland has the most dangerous drivers in the UK.

The TTC Group, a road safety pioneer with more than 20 years’ experience, wants to put their trainers into the works canteen or restaurant to raise awareness.

IAM RoadSmart backs a campaign by the Road Safety Foundation for the Government to inject £220 million in improving high risk ‘A’ roads across the country.