As a fleet manager, you might be already well aware of the dangers of distracted driving or have experienced first hand distracted driving accidents. But despite we all know (or should know) distracted driving is something we all need to avoid, statistics still show an increase in this dangerous behaviour: according to WHO, the proportion of drivers using mobile phones while driving has increased over the past 5–10 years, ranging from 1% to up to 11%.
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As it happens in other sectors and in our daily routines, technology is taking over and for a number of good reasons, and the fleet sector is no exception: operating multiple vehicles requires a certain ability, implies multitasking and guaranteeing safety for your staff, and fleet management technology has perfectly been dealing with all of these with a positive impact on the bottom line for a few years now.
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It seems companies still have a long way to go when it comes to performing vehicle checks or having a tyres control program, as a recent DVSA trial it was found that one in 12 tyres were underinflated and identified 5,000 overweight vehicles a month.
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The Health and Safety Authority has started a two-week transport operations and vehicles at work inspection and awareness campaign on Monday, 12 April, concurrently with the 2010-2019 issue of the Work Related Vehicle Deaths report.
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The American state of Colorado has recently published figures on distracted driving for the distracted driving awareness month and to sensitize about safety as more people are hitting the road for the COVID-19 vaccination campaign. According to such data, 15,000 distracted driving crashes happen each year in Colorado, totalling an average of 42 crashes every day. 42 times where lives are put at risk due to a preventable and careless decision.
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