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Employers have a vital role to play in ensuring drivers have routine eye examinations after data from Specsavers shows that tests have saved 50 lives this year.

Brake will hold two seminars on work-related road safety on December 1, 2015 in Huddersfield and February 25, 2016 in Swindon.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accident’s health and safety awards will be marking a milestone next year when it reaches its diamond anniversary.

A new book has been launched to help drivers understand how their attitude, mood, health and other human factors can affect the way they drive.

GEM Motoring Assist is calling for a renewed focus on tackling dangerous drivers in light of the recent rise in road casualties.

Four out of five company car drivers admit to speeding on motorways, but still consider themselves to be law-abiding motorists, research suggests.

TRL, the Transport Research Laboratory, is looking for fleet managers to participate in a study related to workplace and road safety.

New figures from the Department for Transport show that country roads are the deadliest, with an average of three people dying on them every day last year.

Companies need to do more to train and educate employees about the potentially fatal consequences of speeding, according to a report by Brake and Licence Bureau.

A former police advanced driver has praised the course he attended after being caught speeding.

Around two-thirds (67%) drivers in the UK fail to recognise major symptoms of dehydration, potentially putting themselves and others at risk.

The number of UK motorists using dash cams to record their journeys has more than doubled in the past year to 2.9 million.

Telematics provider Risk Technology and driver behaviour specialists CAS have entered into a long-term partnership agreement to develop driver profiling.

The DVSA is urging drivers to make sure they keep up to date with the rules of the road.

Fleets should adopt a near-miss reporting policy to reduce the risks faced by employees driving for work, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Senior traffic police officers from around Europe will call for better protection of vulnerable road users at the annual conference of TISPOL this week.

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has called for a raft of measures to reverse the increase in numbers of people killed and injured on UK roads in 2014.

In the first years of the new millennium the volume of data available to fleet operators increased by a factor of 50, but that is in the slow lane compared to the torrent of “big data” that will be delivered from the “connected car”.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has renamed its Driver and Fleet Solutions division RoSPA Fleet Safety as part of a number of changes.

Lord Digby Jones will highlight the number of business drivers killed in one year on UK roads by launching 515 balloons tomorrow (Thursday, September 17).

Road safety charity Brake is urging employers to tackle drink and drug driving among at-work drivers.

The European Parliament has reiterated calls for a pan-European target to cut serious road injuries.

Lane-hogging on Britain’s motorway network annoys motorists the most, with more than half (50.8%) putting it as their number one pet hate.

The poor state of Britain’s local roads has been found to be the number one concern among drivers, according to the RAC Report on Motoring 2015.

A significant number of fleet managers are failing to fulfil their duty of care obligations with grey fleet drivers, research suggests.

A Glasgow lorry driver has been disqualified from professional driving after a traffic commissioner heard a "chilling" account of his dangerous driving .

Almost three-quarters (72%) of the UK population is anxious over the arrival of driverless cars, with safety topping the concerns list, an OSV survey has found.

Employers are being urged to take road risk management seriously after one in five drivers admitted to using a hand-held mobile phone while driving.

Employers, especially those with staff who drive for work, are being urged to register now to be part of Road Safety Week (November 23-29).

Road safety charity Brake has produced a free interactive e-learning resource to highlight the importance of drivers making sure their vision is up to scratch before getting behind the wheel.

No one prosecuted for false declaration of fitness to drive, fatal crash inquiry told.

Research released by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare, has shown that that 25% of employers have concerns about their driver's eyesight.

The Toyota Aygo city car and Yaris supermini are now available with Toyota safety sense, providing a suite of features.

Brake has published guidance for employers with staff who drive for work on driver training and education, with support from Drivers Domain UK.com.

The next part of the FleetWise programme is now live, with the scheme focussing on all aspects of safety and compliance this month.

Technology advances are making vehicles safer as legislation influences pace of change

A new campaign has been launched in Cheshire warning middle-lane hoggers that they are putting their lives in danger, as well as risking an on-the-spot fine.

Developments such as telematics and autonomous emergency braking can improve safety and reduce insurance premiums

Road safety charity Brake is holding a seminar on saving money through fleet risk management on Thursday, September 10, in London.

One in 10 drivers admitted to taking a 'selfie' while driving in the last month, research from the Institute of Advanced Motoring (IAM) suggests.