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Children and road safety theme for third UN Global Road Safety Week

Children and road safety has been announced as the theme for the third UN Global Road Safety Week, which takes place May 4-10, 2015.

24 Dec

Drivers warned to stay out of flood waters

Drivers are being warned to stay out of flood water as research showed that last year’s Christmas Eve was the busiest day in the past five years for flood rescues.

19 Dec

Drivers advised to stay safe with winter tyres

Drivers can stay safe and mobile on the roads over the Christmas period by fitting winter tyres, says tyre safety organisation Tyresafe.

18 Dec

Safety technology ‘should be subsidised by Government’

The Government should incentivise the uptake of autonomous vehicle technology in the same way it subsidises ultra-low emission vehicles, delegates at the Institute of Car Fleet Management’s (ICFM) annual conference were told.

16 Dec

Fleets count the cost of at-fault accidents

Businesses are being urged to raise the driving standards of their employees after new figures revealed company drivers were at fault for almost half of all accidents involving a company vehicle.

12 Dec

Third of fleets fail to teach road safety basics

Brake and Licence Bureau report finds companies need to improve driver education

1 Dec

Brake appeals to drivers as police drink and drug crackdown starts

Brake, the road safety charity, is calling on drivers to stay sober if driving over the Christmas period – not a drop, not a drag – or plan to get home by taxi or public transport, to prevent devastating casualties.

1 Dec

Toyota reveals future safety technology packages

Toyota has revealed some of the new technologies and systems it will be featuring in future Toyota and Lexus models to make driving safer.

28 Nov

Cardinus backs Specsavers’ campaign

Cardinus Risk Management is backing Specsavers’ campaign for regular eyesight tests to be made mandatory for all drivers.

21 Nov

Drivers more likely to speed in company vehicles, claims Masternaut

Just under half (48%) of employees who drive for their job in Britain, have admitted to speeding whilst at work, with a quarter of those saying they’re more likely to speed in a vehicle provided by their employer than their own.

20 Nov

Effective workforce management key to minimising on-the-road risk, says Trimble

With customer expectations at an all-time high, the pressure to deliver the best service performance possible, by arriving at customer appointments on-time, with the right equipment and skills to do the job, has never been higher.

20 Nov

red accident triangle on a road with crashed vehicle in background

Study identifies where and when drivers most at risk

An analysis of 1.4 million accidents has revealed where and when at-work drivers are at most risk of collisions, compared with other motorists.

19 Nov

Driver safety guide released by Cardinus Risk Management

Cardinus has produced an guide to help businesses understand their responsibility for anyone who drives for them, and to help those drivers stay safe on the roads.

18 Nov

UK tops road rage league

British motorists experience more aggression and rudeness on the road than any other nation, according to new research by LeasePlan.

18 Nov

Safety: AstaZero test site on a mission to end accidents

A new safety testing facility is part of the plan to avoid crashes in the first place, rather than simply reducing vehicle occupants’ injury risk, explains Simon Harris

Business profiles - supplier 14 Nov

UK should target zero road deaths by 2024, says Road Safety Foundation

Road Safety Foundation lays out fleets’ role in seven-point plan to cut road deaths

13 Nov

Driver training centre offers simulator demos for Road Safety Week

A North East-based driver training centre is offering free simulator demonstration sessions to businesses during Road Safety Week 2014.

13 Nov

Christmas parties leave employees – and businesses - open to risk

More than half of Christmas parties will go on past midnight, but less than a quarter of businesses ensure that their employees get home safely, according to Driven A to B.

7 Nov

BSI confident uptake of road safety standard will increase

Only a handful of UK employers have achieved accreditation of an international management standard for corporate road safety, two years after it was launched.

5 Nov

Mobile phone use rife on UK roads

Almost every motorist has witnessed another driver illegally using a mobile phone in the past 12 months, research suggests.

31 Oct