Posts about Safety Trends
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
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
Multi-job professional drivers: the safety challenge
December 08, 2023
Freelance drivers play a vital role in the transport sector. But, while this flexibility offers economic benefits, it creates four major safety challenges ... Read more
Steve Smethurst
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
EU to roll out EU-wide driving bans as it seeks to reduce road deaths
March 15, 2023
The EU is increasing cross-border cooperation to ensure that if a driver is banned for dangerous driving in one country, the ban applies across the EU. ... Read more
Steve Smethurst
Davos 2023: The vital role of road safety in tackling climate change
February 21, 2023
Davos 2023 - How improving road safety can help tackle climate change. There is a clear link between zero-emissions transport and zero-fatalities traffic.... Read more
Adam Hawes
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
USA miles behind on road safety
December 19, 2022
The USA is increasingly an anomaly when it comes to road safety. It has stagnated in safety terms as other countries have, quite literally, left it for dead ... Read more
Steve Smethurst
