Archive For: Driver Safety

Experts Call For Smarter Solutions To Tackle Distracted Driving

Experts are calling for smarter solutions, such as AI cameras, to be introduced to help tackle the distracted driving issue. Distracted driving encompasses a range of issues behind the wheel, including most notably the use of mobile phones. Despite a change in the law in the last couple of years that reflected the way that ... Read More

A Missing Forklift, A Police Chase, And One Big Question

For any fleet owner, keeping track of your vehicles is a given. Knowing who’s driving which vehicle, what route they’re on, when they need servicing and when they’re due for replacement is all pretty essential. But then again, you probably don’t expect a 12-year-old to commandeer one, do you? That’s precisely what happened in Ann ... Read More

Government Self-Driving Safety Targets ‘Too Weak’, Report Says

  Self-driving vehicles may once have seemed like something reserved only for sci-fi films, but today, they’re a very real prospect. Around the world, trains, trams, cars, HGVs, buses and various modes of transport have made the switch to driverless… But the question that always reappears is how safe are self-driving vehicles? In the UK, ... Read More

Will The 20mph Speed Limit Become The Default?

  Earlier this year, Wales officially welcomed in a new policy that saw speed limits in built-up areas reduce from 30mph to 20mph. Since then, it’s been a hot topic and there’s been a lot of talk around whether England, Scotland and Northern Ireland might follow the lead of Wales. The move hasn’t been universally ... Read More

High-Tech Speed Cameras Are Here…

  For a long time, it’s been pretty obvious when someone’s been caught speeding. A big flash notified everyone around that you were about to receive a fine and 3 points in the post… or an invitation to a speed awareness course. It’s been the same with photography for a long time – think of ... Read More

Steering Wheel Bling’s A Big No-No, Apparently

Car customisation is a huge business. For some people, making their vehicles uniquely theirs is important, whether that’s to take to car meets, show off to their friends or just because they can. It might be tinted windows, new spoilers, customised alloy wheels, low riders, or a custom paint job. Or apparently, it might be ... Read More

Fleets Warned Over Driving Licence Checks

Fleets are being urged to check their licence checking processes as a study finds that many grey fleet drivers aren’t being processed correctly. It’s important to note that the study was specifically talking about employees who drive a privately owned or cash allowance car for business, but the figures were concerning, nonetheless. The report showed ... Read More

Is Autumn A More Dangerous Time To Be On The Road?

For fleets, all stats and data about road safety are important. On an individual level, you want to make sure your drivers are as safe as can be with the vehicles and technology to support them and also that they’re being as safe as they can be with their decisions on the road. But on ... Read More

Smile For The Camera

Anyone who drives will be familiar with the sight of the yellow boxes on the side of the road capturing the licence plates of speeding vehicles. They’re slightly different from the smart motorway cameras but I’m sure one particular camera comes to mind when you think about it… Well, what if I told you there ... Read More

Government Sets Sights On Existing Road Infrastructure Improvements

The government has been discussing transport plans as the Department for Transport (DfT) looks to focus on improving existing road infrastructure in the coming years. It comes after questions around whether the DfT will continue with new major road infrastructure projects after recent news on HS2 and the ICE production ban raised questions. With the ... Read More