Accident management - Page 64

Vehicle glass repair and replacement specialist calls for clocks to change to reduce road traffic accidents.

Fleet managers looking for plain English advice on the subject of risk management and duty of care can benefit from a new four page guide.

UK road casualties fell last year by six%, but that figure could be even better in the future if companies recognise their responsibility to improve the driving standards of their employees.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is pleased that a new offence of causing serious injury by dangerous driving has been announced for England and Wales.

Winn Assist has been shortlisted for Claims Management Company of the Year by the Personal Injury Awards 2011.

The customer services team has been expanded at Specsavers Corporate Eyecare with the appointment of Sarah Collier, customer service adviser.

Plans to increase the speed limit on English and Welsh motorways from 70mph to 80mph have come under fire.

Figures published by the Department for Transport (DfT) show that 1,850 people were killed in reported road accidents in Great Britain during 2010, a reduction of 372 (17%) on the previous year’s figure. A further 22,660 people were seriously injured (a reduction of 8%) and 184,138 people were slightly injured (a reduction of 6%).

A survey has revealed that nearly three in 10 drivers (28%) texts at the wheel and one in 13 (8%) do this at least once a week. Meanwhile, one in 11 drivers (9%) surfs the web, emails, uses apps or social networking sites when driving.

Fleet operators struggling to protect precious data from hackers without making remote access difficult for staff and contractors may benefit from a new piece of technology

The Commons transport committee has reported that a tougher driving test would reduce ‘poor road user behaviour’ and reduce traffic congestion.

A major insurer is calling for eye tests to be linked to driving licence renewal and made mandatory every 10 years.

Companies are spending money on road safety strategies, with little evidence of whether they are actually producing results, according to the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.

Driver risk assessment and training company E-Training World has launched a new website to encourage companies operating in the fleet sector, or new entrepreneurs, to join its network of business partners in the UK and across the globe.

Commercial Vehicle (CV) drivers and fleet managers are being urged by Valeo Service to consider wiper maintenance during the harsh winter months to ensure their safety and driving experience is not compromised by risks of reduced visibility.

In the latest round of European NCAP safety testing, the new Golf Cabriolet and the Jetta were awarded top five star ratings for adult, child and pedestrian protection

The commercial training arm of the IAM, IAM Drive & Survive, is offering fleet managers and commercial drivers a new and improved online product – Virtual Risk Manager.

Detailed information on specific speed camera sites has been published as part of the Government's drive to increase transparency.

Brake, the road safety charity, has announced a new partnership with GreenRoad Technologies to deliver a workshop for fleet managers on the key fleet safety topic of driver behaviour and safe, eco-friendly driving.

Young drivers are 15 per cent more likely to crash than older drivers because of mistakes at the wheel or reacting badly to risks on the road, according to road safety charity the IAM.

Lower speed limits near schools are welcomed, but respondents are cold on enforcement.

A poll of 3,000 motorists by Thrifty Car & Van Rental reveals a staggering eight out of ten (85%) drivers admit to gambling amber lights in an attempt to race through the traffic.

A third of van and truck drivers have admitted having up to 30 near misses in the past year because of dashboard clutter in their vehicles, a survey suggests.

The percentage of drivers found to be over the limit in police breath-tests carried out during their summer drink-drive campaign has risen compared to the same period last year.

Authorisation to use the 24 GHz radio frequency band for short-range anti-collision radar in cars has been extended until 2018 by a European Commission decision.

Confused.com recently conducted a survey which showed that 60% of motorists experience an increase in stress levels and a heightened irritability when faced with a vehicle moving slower than the rest of the traffic.

A third of drivers have had their cars damaged by a pothole, according to the latest poll from road safety charity the IAM, while a further 16% have been involved in, or have seen an accident caused by a road user hitting a pothole.

RoadSafe is backing a Business Driving Toolkit - a new online solution that allows businesses to manage their duty of care towards employees who drive for work.

A crackdown to enforce drink driving and drug driving regulations across Europe saw police conduct almost one million breath tests in a seven-day period, of which more than 17,000 were positive.

Extremely long flights can leave travellers exhausted and has resulted in a growing number of fatalities, says Interactive Driving Systems.

BT Fleet has reduced its average repair costs by more than £500 and reduced vehicle off-the-road time by two days thanks to bringing accident management in-house.

Latest road safety figures from the Department for Transport shows that compliance with 30mph urban speed limits continues to improve while pedestrian fatality levels are falling.

Many businesses in the UK are failing to meet their duty of care obligations, because post-recession finances remain tight, claims E-Training World.

Ken Trinder, head of business development, Epyx, says that despite it being summer, fleets need to plan ahead.

Dawdling drivers are the top cause of irritation for UK drivers, new research suggests.

A study in America has found that almost one in five road deaths caused by distracted drivers entailed mobile phone use.

Peak Performance, the Chesterfield-based fleet driver training specialist, is offering free places to fleet decision makers, on a first come, first served basis, for a series of driver safety workshops over the coming month.

Anti Sleep Pilot, an in-car system for monitoring driver alertness levels to prevent fatigue-related traffic accidents, has been launched in the UK.

New figures that show road deaths are at the lowest level ever recorded should not cause fleets to treat the issue of safety with complacency – but are instead are probable sign that their risk policies are working.

It only takes seconds of sleep behind the wheel to cause a fatal crash, but research released by Brake and Cambridge Weight Plan reveals one in eight drivers has ‘head-nodded’ at the wheel in the past year.