Road Safety
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Proactive screening of company care and grey fleet drivers for drink and drug impairment could save lives this festive season
The latest TTC survey suggests motorists don’t fully understand the impact of drink and drugs on their ability to drive Key Findings Drink driving rehabilitation expert TTC is urging businesses to ensure their company vehicle and grey fleet drivers pause for thought before getting behind the wheel this festive season. Sobering findings from a TTC…
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Student-focused road safety classes from TTC aim to cut young driver casualties
Interactive Young Driver Workshop for schools provides potentially life-saving skills to prepare young people for learning to drive Young drivers are devastatingly overrepresented in collision statistics in the UK, with one in five crashing within their first year of driving and over 1,500 killed or seriously injured each year. Responding to the clear need for…
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Avoid the dangers of driving in the dark
Fleet and business drivers must adopt ‘defensive driving’ techniques this autumn as the clocks go back Trusted training and compliance expert, TTC Group is advising motorists to be extra vigilant from Sunday 27th October when the clocks go back. According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) there is a surge in…
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Moral compass on drug driving dangerously off kilter as road collisions soar
Employers have a duty of care to protect company drivers and the public, says TTC Following the publication of new analysis of data from the Department of Transport (DfT) which reveals that drug driving collisions have increased by 170% in less than a decade1, driver training and compliance expert TTC calls time on fleet managers…
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The Benefits of Driver Risk Management Services
Driver Licence Checking Driver licence checking is a vital component of driver risk management services. It involves verifying the validity and authenticity of driver licences held by employees or individuals responsible for driving company vehicles. By partnering with a reliable driver licence checking service, organizations can enjoy several benefits: Ensuring Compliance: Driver licence checking helps…
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The Importance of Driver Risk Management Services: Ensuring Safety on the Road
In today’s fast-paced world, businesses and organizations heavily rely on their drivers to transport goods, provide services, and represent their brands. However, with the privilege of driving comes a significant responsibility—ensuring the safety of drivers, passengers, and the general public. This is where driver risk management services play a crucial role. Driver risk management involves…
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Reported road casualties Great Britain, provisional results: 2022
Provisional estimates show there were 1,695 road deaths in Great Britain during 2022, a year-on-year rise of 9%. The stats were published today (24 May) by the DfT, who says the number of casualties ‘have begun to normalise’ after the Covid-impacted years of 2020 and 2021. In comparison to 2019, the last year unaffected by…
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Government set to reconsider graduated driver licencing (GDL)
Media reports are suggesting that the Government is once again to consider the introduction of graduated driver licencing, two-and-a-half years after last distancing itself from the system. GDL is a scheme which places restrictions on new drivers, such as not being able to drive at night – or not driving with passengers under a certain…
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Work-related road risk for Safety Professionals
If you are in anyway professionally involved in work-related road risk this presentation is a must watch. In this presentation aimed at UK safety professionals, Simon Turner, Driving for Better Business Campaign Manager, discusses some common gaps in the management of work-related road risk and shows how going further, and pursuing good practice, can really…
