driver safety

‘Be the mate who won’t speed’...

Feb 01, 2021Comments off

A new THINK! campaign urges young drivers on essential journeys to ‘be the mate who won’t speed’ to keep themselves and others safe on the

PRIM – Fleet Standards appoints a new roa...

Jan 25, 2021Comments off

PRIM works closely with organisations to recognise them for their commitment to reducing road risk across their fleet. Uniquely, they award organisations of all fleet

Rear end collisions down 27% in 2020

Jan 19, 2021Comments off

Rear end collisions fell by a drastic 27% last year, according to analysis by AX of its latest accident data. Although the pandemic meant the overall number

Ben launches fast-track access to digital m...

Jan 19, 2021Comments off

On Blue Monday, automotive charity Ben launched fast-track access to its digital mental and wellbeing platform, offering immediate support to those in need. On a

Researchers set out to improve driver behav...

Dec 14, 2020Comments off

A new research project has highlighted a number of ‘subtle changes’ that can nudge road users to behave more safely – without them being aware

Surecam & Peoplesafe launch video-enab...

Dec 04, 2020Comments off

SureCam and Peoplesafe have entered into a strategic partnership to develop an industry-first lone worker service that better protects drivers in and out of the

Tailgating road accidents halve in five yea...

Nov 26, 2020Comments off

The number of reported road accidents when tailgating another vehicle was a contributory factor has almost halved in just five years, according to analysis by

PRIM – Fleet Standards appoints a new roa...

Nov 16, 2020Comments off

PRIM – Fleet Standards appoints a new road safety supplier – Cotswold Medicals Ltd PRIM works closely with organisations to recognise them for their commitment

10,000 instances of tailgating spotted in j...

Nov 03, 2020Comments off

Almost 10,000 vehicles were caught tailgating in the first two weeks of new cameras being tested to clamp down on the offence. Highways England and police have joined forces

Nearly one-in-five young drivers admit to v...

Oct 12, 2020Comments off

The RAC has warned the rising popularity of the likes of FaceTime, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Snapchat for video calls is posing a ‘new and