Health, Security, Safety and the Environment

Using a mobile phone, whether hand-held or hands-free, is distracting and dangerous to any driver. Keep your focus on the road - turn your mobile phone off.

The use of monitoring systems in aviation has been common practice for many years. ‘Black box’ technology, as it is often referred to, is now commonplace in road vehicles too.

Most road accidents can be avoided. Human error means that our roads can never be 100% safe, but by following three simple rules you stand a much better chance of reaching your destination safely.

As a professional driver, you will no doubt always endeavour to drive to the best of your ability. However, it is also your responsibility to put your advanced driving skills to good use by anticipating the behaviour of other, less skilled, road users. You have the enhanced ability to anticipate and avoid incidents.

It’s impossible to predict when an incident will occur and regrettably it is not possible to eliminate all risk of it ever happening. With this in mind, we share with you some ideas on what you can do to be prepared in the event of a road traffic emergency.

For every journey one should ask if the journey is actually necessary; the safest journey is the one not taken. If the journey is necessary it is advised to consider other, safer, transportation options than car travel. This may include train or bus transport.

Driving can be a dangerous activity. Road traffic accidents account for a staggering 1.24 million deaths per year globally.¹ Aside from poor driving skills and road conditions, mechanical failure, poor vehicle maintenance and tyre failure/condition is a major contributing factor.

Driver fatigue can be a major factor in road traffic incidents, resulting in an estimated 20% of all road fatalities. Here we share our tips on preventing fatigue from ending your drive prematurely.

Keeping drivers safe, secure and in good health on the road is not only vital to your business but also one of our greatest concerns, too.

Driving requires skill and concentration at all times. Driving whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol impairs judgement and increases the risk of accidents. In most countries, there are strict rules on how much alcohol you can drink when in the driving seat and there is an increasing focus on how drugs also affect driving ability.

Reduce the risk of an incident. Check your tyres regularly. Having the recommended pressure and tread reduces your chances of a blow-out or other tyre-related incident, keeping you safer on the road.

Remember you and the other road users around you are only human; and humans make mistakes. A defensive driver does not just concentrate on his or her own actions but anticipates the likely actions of other road users.