Accident management - Page 69

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.

National logistics manager Rory Morgan makes rigorous training the focus of his role.

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.

An insight into the requirement to identify and manage risks on the road.

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.

The commute is the riskiest part of the worker’s day but should that be the fleet manager’s responsibility?

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.

Recent legislative changes around corporate social responsibility prompted Findel plc to review its driver risk policy.

City Link has won a Gold award in recognition of its continued high standards of health and safety practice in the workplace.

Two heavyweights in road and car safety, EuroRAP and Euro NCAP, have joined forces to call on the motor industry and the highways sector to work together to ensure that technologies now available in the showroom reach their potential of saving thousands of lives.

Annual deaths on Britain's roads have fallen below 2,000 for the first time since records began, proving the value and effectiveness of having a strong road safety strategy, says the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).

Dr Lisa Dern, reader in driver behaviour, Cranfield University says behavourial courses that address unsafe decisions is the future for coaching

The new toolkit addresses the Health and Safety Executive requirement for a corporate risk assessment.

Fleets and suppliers embrace opportunity for debate at ACFO conference.

Latest research shows over half of Britain’s high-mileage drivers think that raising money is the primary aim of speed cameras.

A new THINK! campaign to help cut the number of motorcyclists killed and injured on Britain's roads has been launched by road safety minister Mike Penning.

SmartDrive has won the ‘Fleet Safety Product of the Year’ award at the 2011 Brake Fleet Safety Forum awards for its advanced in-vehicle video safety programme that improves driver behaviour and reduces collisions.

Thatcham’s crash and safety manager Matthew Avery was this week honoured with a special appreciation award by NHTSA, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

One in 20 drivers at junctions could have been thrown forward or through the windscreen if they had to make an emergency stop.

Leaders of Britain’s car and lorry fleets will meet in Northampton to address the issue of sleep apnoea, which can cause drivers to fall asleep at the wheel.

If you look at almost any road traffic incident statistics, you’ll see that novice drivers, who also tend to be younger drivers, are far more likely to be involved in incidents.

Twelve fleets pick up wins at the 2011 Fleet Safety Forum Awards.

New research from Direct Line reveals a third of those driving ‘high' believed they were safe to drive.

Company unveils mobile driver simulator as it bids to cut out injuries by 2012.

SIG plc is celebrating the success of its inaugural ‘Driver of the Year’ event to encourage safe, efficient and carbon-conscious driving.

Autonomous Emergency Braking ticks boxes for duty of care and cost savings.

Specsavers Corporate Eyecare has joined forces with leading global insurer RSA to offer eyecare to drivers of vehicles insured under RSA's motor fleet policies.

Research by Brake suggests that as many as one-in-six road deaths could be caused by drivers under the influence of drugs, whilst a similar number are caused by drivers under the influence of drink.

Driver training specialist IAM Drive & Survive is offering weekly motoring tips to drivers from its head of training, Simon Elstow.