Tag Archives: fleet driver health and safety
Telematics data can provide a “very effective” means of encouraging behaviour change among drivers to improve fleet safety.
Dr Dorn suggested that fleets should use both training and ongoing telematics data to encourage long-term behaviour changes So said Dr Lisa Dorn, associate professor of driver behaviour at Cranfield University, at last week’s ACFO spring seminar in Birmingham. Held to explore the changing face of vehicle management, the seminar saw Dr Dorn tell seminar […]
Avoid the pitfalls of failing your Driving Test.
You’re ready to pass when you get things right without prompting, you apply your knowledge of driving theory, you anticipate hazards and you make good decisions. 90% of people who pass their test learn with an Approved Driving Instructor Get these right – 10 most common reasons people don’t pass their test: 1. Observation at […]
New drivers could be BANNED from driving at night for two years under proposals
The Government is considering launching a ‘Graduate Driving Licence’ for young motorists which could restrict them until they pass a probation period Young motorists could be banned from driving at night for two years after they pass their test under new proposals. The Government is considering a bringing in a ‘Graduated Driving Licence’ which could […]
Remove distracting roadside billboards
Roadside advertising billboards are posing an unacceptable risk to driver safety and should be removed to cut down on distraction. Roadside advertising billboards could pose an unacceptable risk So says driver training and education provider Drive Smarter as it points out that for such billboards to work effectively, they need to distract drivers – putting […]
Call for change in the law over driver eye care requirements
UK laws on vision requirements should require all motorists to prove their sight meets legal standards every 10 years. 8 in 10 optometrists want a full sight test to be a requirement for new drivers 8 in 10 optometrists want a full sight test to be a requirement for new drivers So says the Association […]
Laura Trawin passed her Driving test today.
Great effort and a huge well done !!!!
Great first time Driving Test pass by Callum Hutchings in Barnstaple this week.
Well done Callum, look forward in seeing you soon, thanks for training with myself. Regards\\ Ian k
With a little over a month to go until Project EDWARD 2017, TISPOL is ramping up efforts to promote the event.
Project EDWARD 2017: just over one month to go Tuesday 15th August 2017 Project EDWARD 2017 takes place on 21 September and looks to encourage drivers, riders and pedestrians to spare an extra thought for their safety. The awareness-raising event first ran in September 2016 to ‘re-energise the reduction of fatalities and serious injuries on […]
Drug driving
Drug driving includes driving under the influence of both illicit and medicinal drugs. The current UK law defines ‘drug’ as ‘any intoxicant other than alcohol’. This includes illegal drugs such as cannabis but also prescribed medicines and over the counter remedies. In Great Britain during 2015, the number of people estimated to have been killed […]
Sam Ashdown passed his Driving Test Today with flying colours.
Well done Sam, great 1st time pass.
