Posts about Road Safety
Guinness Nigeria’s ‘truly remarkable’ transition to safer driving
April 16, 2024
Guinness Nigeria rolled out Brightmile at the start of 2023 – and the safety and savings results have surpassed the client’s expectations by some margin.... Read more
Adam Hawes
Both ‘hands-free’ and ‘hand-held’ calls while driving are as unsafe as drink driving
March 21, 2024
Evidence shows that hands-free calls while driving are just as dangerous as physically using a mobile phone. Cognitive distraction can increase crash risk ... Read more
Steve Smethurst
What should a practical vehicle safety check include?
March 11, 2024
Regular vehicle safety checks should be deployed to car and 2-wheeler fleets. Safer vehicles lead to lower collision rates, keeping employees safer. ... Read more
Mark Watts
The Hidden Reasons Why We Speed
January 15, 2024
Speeding is a factor in a third of all traffic crashes and a leading predictor of risk. Yet many drivers think it’s acceptable to speed. Just why is that?... Read more
Mi Ae Lipe
How to Drive More Safely around Pedestrians
December 18, 2023
Drivers can do so much more to keep pedestrians safe. But it means retraining, driving more carefully, and consistently practising these new safety habits.... Read more
Mi Ae Lipe
How to Drive Safely in Bad or Extreme Weather
September 25, 2023
Extreme weather challenges can include high winds, snow and ice, torrential downpours and thick fog. Good driving behaviours must apply at all times.... Read more
Steve Smethurst
ADAS: What Health and Safety Leaders Need to Know
June 12, 2023
What Is ADAS and How Does It Work? We review Adaptive Cruise Control, Emergency Automatic Braking, Lane-Keeping Assist, AutoPilot and FSD. ... Read more
Mi Ae Lipe
Brightmile Product Updates - Summer 2023
June 01, 2023
Here are the latest Brightmile app and portal updates from Summer 2023. They include new features such as vehicle checks and incident reporting.... Read more
Mark Watts
The Truth Behind the Driverless Car Hype
February 13, 2023
We outline the definition of an Autonomous Vehicle and analyse where we are right now with the driverless car hype. We then review what the future holds.... Read more
Mi Ae Lipe
The risks of small screen and social media glorification of speeding
January 12, 2023
A study found watching movies like The Fast and the Furious, compounded by social media exposure, caused people to drive faster and break speeding laws.... Read more
Steve Smethurst
