Posted: November 16, 2008
MAC’s policy of employing ex Police Instructors with years of experience in Police Driving Schools has ensured that it has always been at the forefront of Emergency Response Training.
Now MAC’s Emergency Response Driving Course has received EDI Accreditation and will be launched at the Emergency Services Show next week. Continue Reading…
Posted: October 21, 2008
Although the Department for Transport’s newly published ‘Road Casualty Statistics Great Britain :2007′ show an overall reduction in Road Traffic Collisions the percentage of work related vehicles involved in crashes increase.
A total of 334,966 vehicle crashes were reported in 2007. This resulted in 247,780 casualties – a reduction of 4% compared to 2006. The number of people killed (2,946) showed a significant 7% reduction on 2006 figures, whilst the number of road users Seriously Injured in 2007 fell by 3% to 27,774 and the number Slightly Injured fell by 4% to 217,060. Continue Reading…
Posted: October 7, 2008
Fleets are being urged to help with a major new study into the risks facing young people who drive for work. Young drivers and work-related driving are two of today’s biggest road safety challenges.
Figures show that young motorists are more at risk of being killed or injured on the roads compared to experienced drivers, according to Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). Continue Reading…
Posted: October 7, 2008
Graham Feest, a road safety consultant and secretary of the Association of Industrial Road Safety Officers (AIRSO), said the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter Act in April should have been a wakeup call for public sector fleets.
“The grey fleet in statutory bodies is the worst risk they have,” he said. Continue Reading…
Posted: September 21, 2008
Texting behind the wheel impairs driving skills more than being drunk or high, according to new research carried out by TRL for the Royal Automobile Club Foundation, published this week.
Despite the danger, 48% of UK drivers aged 18 – 24* admit to using short message services (SMS) whilst driving – a group already at much higher risk of being involved in a crash. Continue Reading…
