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Anyone driving for work, and the company which employs them, has a responsibility to ensure that their vehicle moves safely around other road users, and in particular vulnerable road users.
Recent changes to the Highway Code created a hierarchy of road users which means those who can do most...
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Fleet Safety Focus – Other Road Users
Did you know?
In 2019, there were 60 fatalities involving vans and vulnerable road users.
62% of cyclists killed or seriously injured were involved in collisions at, or near, a road junction.
Post collision, drivers could face financial claims from a vulnerable road user covering their...
Driving for Better Business, National Highways
Van Driver Toolkit – Other Road Users
Willmott Dixon Holdings (including Fortem) has circa 2,800 employees, including 2,000 who use their vehicles for work. Grey fleet drivers use their own vehicles daily for meetings or site visits. Company car drivers use their vehicles for work as well as personal use. There are also up to 400 named...
Miele’s car drivers tend to plan their own schedules, while the van fleet is scheduled by Head Office. Mandy says the drivers themselves were keen to engage with the idea of fleet safety, but organisationally she realised Miele was lacking key governance components.
When the previous fleet...
Driving for Better Business
Miele – Fleet Activity
Although the company already had Webfleet telematics installed in 2018, no one within the fleet department was responsible for analysing the data. Mandy focused first on speeding data, sharing inappropriate speeding incidents with the drivers concerned. She emphasised that it was an endorsable...
Driving for Better Business
Miele – Telematics
The Highways England Commercial Vehicle Incident Prevention Team is collaborating on a range of initiatives to improve safety for drivers and operators of commercial vehicles as well as other road users.
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Commercial Vehicle Incident Prevention Case Studies
Did you know?
Hot weather can cause fatigue and irritability to drivers.
Drivers can become easily dehydrated and it can affect their driving abilities.
Drivers experience increased congestion from high levels of traffic on holiday routes and in road works for road construction and...
Driving for Better Business, National Highways
Van Driver Toolkit – Summer Driving
FM Conway is a leading infrastructure services company with over 60 years’ experience delivering vital services in transportation, the built environment and open spaces for communities and businesses.
With innovation at the forefront of its operations, the business places a major focus on...
