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Nearly one in five (19%) employees say that their employer is not actively encouraging the safe and legal use of mobile phones while driving for work.

Senior traffic police officers from all over Europe gather in Manchester today (Tuesday, October 1) for the annual conference of TISPOL, the European Traffic Police Network.

Fleets are being encouraged this October to ensure that their tyres are properly inflated as tyre safety month kicks into gear.

Shocking video footage captures the moment a motorcyclist veers across a winding country lane and is involved in a terrifying collision with a truck.

Snow and ice were the cause of more than 6,000 road accidents in Great Britain last year, according to statistics issued by the Department for Transport (DfT) this week.

New figures released by the Department for Transport reveal that in 2012, the number of drivers killed or seriously injured on the UK’s roads as a result of a dangerous, illegal or under-inflated tyres, fell by 5% to 194 casualties.

The all-new Kia Carens compact MPV has been awarded a maximum five-star safety rating by Europe’s leading road safety organisation, Euro NCAP.

AlcoSense has launched a workplace biometric alcohol tester, which can help companies ensure their employees are safe and legal to drive.

The IAM is calling on the Labour Party to back targets for reducing injuries and deaths on the road at this year’s party conference.

Many UK businesses are failing to address the basic fundamentals of occupational road risk management and in particular corporate risk assessment (CRA), according to Driving for Better Business director Adrian Walsh.

Three video films shot at the recent Cardinus Risk Management health and safety forum bring valuable safety culture information to internet viewers via YouTube.

The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) is determined to improve standards of van operation and makes no secret of its intention to significantly ramp up the number of roadside inspections and its other enforcement activity.

Fleets are being warned again about an insurance scam that targets motorists dubbed ‘flash-for-cash’.

Elias Fattal, managing director, Romex World, on why it is clear that employees are not adhering to the policy laid out by their companies or the law.

Vehicle CCTV manufacturer Vue CCTV, has appointed Mel Mizen as business development manager.

An overwhelming 99% of employers believe eye tests are just as important or more important than other health checks available for employees, such as medicals and screening, research suggests.

Volvo Car UK has teamed up with Greater Manchester Police (GMP) to help publicise their cycling safety campaign Operation Grimaldi.

Dtec International, a leading supplier of drug and alcohol testing products and services to blue chip clients like Stagecoach, has launched the DrugWipe Super Dual.

Employers are being encouraged to organise events and activities for this year's Road Safety Week (November 18-24) by promoting the theme ‘tune into road safety', to help raise life-saving awareness and valuable funds for Brake, the road safety charity.

Experts at Thatcham Research, the motor insurers’ automotive research facility, believe that multiple vehicle accidents such as the pile-up on the Isle of Sheppey crossing could be mitigated or avoided altogether with the widespread use of new automatic braking technologies.

Already a leader in cutting-edge safety technology, Mazda will start trials in October of a world-unique system enabling vehicles and trams to communicate with one another.

A truck driver involved in a fatal accident had sent and received almost 100 texts from a friend in less than three days - all while driving.

Brake, the road safety charity is inviting fleets to a low-cost webinar on the relationship between corporate social responsibility and promoting road safety.

Silicon Valley camera technology manufacturer AmeriCam has launched a new range of vehicle CCTV systems.

Energy Saving Trust (EST) has developed a variation of its popular Smarter Driving training that includes a demonstration of both daily and weekly vehicle checks to help enhance driver safety.

Tyre safety organisation, TyreSafe, has announced that the latest in its growing ranks of supporters are three local councils from England and Scotland.

A new study shows drivers are putting themselves at risk from preventable road accidents.

Glazing specialist Evander Glazing and Locks has appointed Total Accident Management to handle accident management.

The new Mazda6 has gained five-star safety rating in the latest Euro NCAP tests, the highest rating possible.

Volvo Car UK has teamed up with business driver safety consultancy Fleet21 to help reach its 2020 goal that no one will be seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo.

Fleets should introduce robust drug and drink driving policies and educate their drivers before considering putting a testing regime in place, a drug and alcohol testing company has warned.

Brake calls on employers to run a Bright Day as clocks go back to promote safer roads for pedestrians and cyclists.

Julie Summerell, managing director, TR Fleet and DriveSecure, on why eye tests should be mandatory for drivers.

Road safety charity Brake has published a new report focusing on the risks of inappropriate speed, and what steps fleet managers can take to improve the safety of the whole fleet, as well as protecting vulnerable road users

Research by automotive technology supplier Bosch has shown that while UK motorists are aware of the benefits of driver assistance systems, many of them are not fitted on most cars, but they would be of interest – if they were fitted as standard.

A survey of 1,000 drivers out today by Brake, RSA and Specsavers finds that a quarter of drivers (26%) haven't had a vision test in the last two years.

Road safety charity Brake and Direct Line today reveal more than half of drivers (55%) are ignoring basic advice to take rest breaks at least every two hours on long journeys, while one in ten (9%) don't stop at all on long journeys unless they absolutely have to.

Standard City Safety autonomous braking system on new models results in lower insurance groups on new Volvo models.

Road safety charity Brake is urging professionals with an interest in road safety to attend its essential Fit to drive conference, to help them tackle key road safety issues such as fatigue, poor eyesight or the influence of alcohol.

Novadata has launched Drive Alive, the first of a series of new training courses aimed at helping professional drivers improve in their daily use of commercial vehicles on the road.