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A short guide explaining how to prevent inappropriate mobile phone use on the road by employees.
RoSPA
Driving for Work: Mobile Phones
Are you actually able to contrate fully on driving while also talking the phone, whether handheld or handsfree. We have the answer.
The Open University
Multitasking: Can you drive and phone at the same time?
Take our interactive and find out if you’re alert when behind the wheel. Your attention will be put to the test.
The Open University
Quiz: Are you a Focused Driver?
Try out this simple test of awareness. Count the cars…
The Open University
Can you count all the cars?
Dr Gemma Briggs Explains Driving Distraction
The Open University
Dr Gemma Briggs Explains Driving Distraction
What employees and employers need to know. An Open University Driving Change presentation by Dr Gemma Briggs
The Open University
Distracted Driving: What employees and employers need to know
All it takes to undo a lifetime’s attentive and careful driving, even for a highly trained driver, is one unintended moment of distraction, yet it has never been harder to concentrate on the task in hand.
IAM RoadSmart
White Paper: Driving while Distracted – Challenges and Solutions
Metworks is the in-house residential maintenance company for housing association Metropolitan Thames Valley Homes. Transport manager, Joe Masters, oversees a fleet of 200 Citroën Relay and Vauxhall Movano vans, all of which are in the care of individual remote operatives. Read how Metworks...
Driving for Better Business
Case Study – Metworks
Joe has banned mobile phone use even by Bluetooth, athough each vehicle is equipped with Bluetooth technology. “I don’t remove the Bluetooth because I don’t want to inadvertently drive someone to make a call by holding the phone,” he says.
“However, we make it very clear: calls can...
Driving for Better Business
Metworks – Driver Distraction
Dr Gemma Briggs discusses research on the distraction imposed on drivers by mobile phone use, which can help to explain both how and why driving performance deteriorates. Her talk will consider how this research can:
– Help those who drive for work, or employ drivers, understand specific issues...
Driving for Better Business
Distracted Driving: What employers and drivers need to know
This session was recorded at The Health & Safety Event 2021 and features Daniel Jones - UK Training Manager, Dtec
Driving for Better Business
The increasing problem of drug driving at work
Distraction is a leading a cause of collision. Whether manual, visual or cognitive, a distracted driver is not in full control of their vehicle, nor able to process and adapt to the changing environment around them.
Fleets should educate drivers about the huge risks associated with distraction,...
