eDriving®

The TIA says that since the first hands-free bill was made in September 2016, preliminary numbers indicate that 228 people were killed and 24,190 were injured in 63,709 crashes that were reported to involve a distraction.

Calls to make Michigan a “hands-free” state

Jan 24, 2020

The Road Safety Commission has made the plea as the Australia Day holiday period gets underway - traditionally a time when families and friends get together, often over a few drinks.

Double demerits in force during Australia Day long weekend

Jan 23, 2020

To help drivers stay safe on the road and avoid breakdowns, DVSA urges drivers to ensure their car has an up to date MOT and carry out simple road safety checks.

UK drivers urged to keep MOT up to date

Jan 22, 2020

GLOBAL NEWS

The following factors were taken into consideration in determining the best and worst states: cost of ownership and maintenance, traffic and infrastructure, safety, and access to vehicles and maintenance.

Report ranks best and worst states to drive in

Jan 21, 2020

Maruti Suzuki India Limited has achieved the milestone training the candidates in learner, refresher and evaluation courses at its network of driving training facilities: Maruti Suzuki Driving Schools (MDS) and Institutes of Driving and Traffic Research (IDTR).

Driver training programme helps make Indian roads safer

Jan 21, 2020

US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine Chao made the pledge at the 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) to use new initiatives like first responder technologies and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).

New auto safety initiatives will be introduced to help save lives

Jan 21, 2020

Coordinated by WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, the Vision Zero Challenge will train city leaders on how to make streets safer for children, how to improve infrastructure and speeds, how to set policies and attract financing.

Vision zero challenge launches in Caribbean and Latin America

Jan 20, 2020

The report rates all 50 states and the District of Columbia in five categories: ignition interlocks for all drunk driving offenders; conducting sobriety checkpoints; administratively revoking driving privileges upon arrest for drunk driving; creating enhanced penalties for those who drive drunk with a child and adopting penalties and expediting warrants for suspected drunk drivers who refuse an alcohol test.

Arizona is toughest state on drink drivers, study finds

Jan 20, 2020

The study, commissioned by Bloomberg Philanthropies, found that 42,000 lives could be saved, and 150,000 serious injuries prevented by 2030 if all new cars in seven G20 countries were required to be equipped with the inexpensive crash technology, starting this year.

Report: standard “inexpensive technology” in new cars could save lives

Jan 17, 2020

The Western Cape Government, which released the preliminary data, said key contributors to the improvement included more effective driver fatigue management control, operations to stop driving under the influence, control of reckless and negligent driving, and speed enforcement operations.

December sees reduction in road deaths in Western Cape

Jan 14, 2020

The funding will support the progression of major infrastructural projects, such as Metrolink and BusConnects, increasing capacity on rail services, and supporting the phased transition of the public transport fleet to lower emission fuel types.

Public transport investment in Ireland to top €1 billion in 2020

Jan 14, 2020

Analysis of the 2019 lives lost statistics has revealed around 73 percent of the 146 deaths were people driving in their local region with run-off-road and head-on crashes resulting in 94 fatalities, while 101 people were killed in high-speed zones.

Local people most likely to be killed on Victoria’s regional roads

Jan 13, 2020

RISK MANAGEMENT

A recurring fleet safety program that provides employers with materials to promote safe driving, the most recent campaign focuses on wellness.

“Wellness” toolkit launched to support driver safety programs

Jan 21, 2020

The Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) has unveiled the details of its latest Drive Safely Work Week® (DSWW) road safety campaign. A recurring...

The Forum of European Road Safety Research Institutes (FERSI), which has published the paper, says mobile phone use is an important key performance indicator for road safety.

New guidelines issued to assess mobile phone use in road traffic

Jan 13, 2020

New year, safer fleet

Jan 9, 2020

Distracted driving collisions: is your fleet doing enough to prevent them?

Dec 12, 2019

Mentor by eDriving can enhance an existing telematics solution

Enhancing your existing telematics solution to boost driver safety

Nov 14, 2019

The theme of this year’s Week is Step up for Safe Streets. The event provides the opportunity to promote life-saving messages and show your commitment to road safety to employees and their families, customers, suppliers and your local community.

Fleet operators encouraged to sign up for Road Safety Week

Oct 22, 2019

FAMILY SAFETY

The scheme will see roads leading to the schools closed to non-residents at the start and end of the school day – between 8.30am and 9.15am in the morning and 2.45pm and 3.45pm in the afternoon.

New safe street pilot scheme launched at Cardiff schools

Jan 20, 2020

Five Cardiff schools have been chosen to take part in a pilot scheme aimed at improving the safety of pupils. The scheme will see roads...

Around the world, communities will recognize the official start to the Year of the Rat with festivals, parties and family events.

Lunar New Year: safe driving tips

Jan 9, 2020

The Scottish Government has allocated the funding from its low carbon vehicle loan budget to help people buy electric bikes.

Funding announced for electric bike loan scheme in Scotland

Jan 3, 2020

Provisional statistics from the RSA show there were 50 people killed or injured in collisions involving a quad bike or scrambler on a public road in recent years – 48 percent were 18 or under.

Families warned against gifting quad bikes, scramblers and e-scooters

Dec 18, 2019

The list has been compiled by a panel made up of Thatcham Research’s Director of Research Matthew Avery, Euro NCAP’s Secretary General Michiel van Ratingen and Claire Evans, Consumer Editor for What Car? Magazine.

Safest cars of 2019

Dec 16, 2019

Safe and happy holidays: travel tips for drivers and families

Dec 11, 2019

MOTORCYCLES

Bernard Carlon, Executive Director of Transport for New South Wales’ Centre for Road Safety, said the award was well deserved and shows Australia is leading the way in road safety both here and overseas.

Australia’s motorcycle clothing rating system wins international award

Dec 11, 2019

MotoCAP – the Australian rating system for motorcycle clothing – has been awarded the Road Safety Award at the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM)...

The Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council (MSAC) and The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) have already endorsed MotoCAP which tests the quality of motorcycle gear in Australasian conditions.

Motorcycle helmet safety standard launched

Nov 18, 2019

The study, which runs until April 2020, will focus on Cameroon, Burkina Faso and Uganda where the use of motorcycles for daily activities is high.

New research project aims to improve motorcycle safety in Africa

Nov 7, 2019

The Consumer Rating and Assessment of Safety Helmets (CRASH), a consortium of Transport for NSW, Insurance Australia Group (IAG) and Transport Accident Commission (TAC), tested 30 helmets against a range of criteria including protection and comfort.

New motorcycle helmet safety ratings released

Oct 24, 2019

The BikerTek campaign features a spoof pop up shop which has been set up at bike shows and cafes across south east England selling new bike “parts”.

Motorbike safety campaign targets leisure riders

Oct 8, 2019

The Road Safety Commission has called upon The Motorcycle Clothing Assessment Program (MotoCAP) Chief Scientist and Deakin University Research Fellow Christopher Hurren to provide practical advice for motorcycle riders making the most of the fine and warm conditions on the roads.

Motorcyclists urged not to compromise on protective clothing

Sep 27, 2019

DRIVING FOR WORK

The new three-way agreement with Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is a 10-point package of safety regulations including: seatbelt requirements, immobilization of defective limousines, increased penalties for illegal U-turns, regular validation of vehicle and driver safety information and new commercial driver license requirements for limousine drivers.

Limousine safety bill agreed after “horrific crashes”

Jan 20, 2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a new package of safety measures for limousines drivers in wake of a crash which killed 20...

IAM RoadSmart says there is “a worrying lack of progress” in driving down the number of work-related traffic incidents in its latest white paper, “The Role of Business Drivers.”

Charity highlights “lack of progress” in tackling work-related crashes

Jan 17, 2020

A road safety charity has called for urgent action to reduce the number of people killed or injured in collisions involving drivers working or...

Aimed at employers and fleet/ road safety professionals, the webinar will take place on Tuesday 28 January, 2-3pm GMT.

Bad weather webinar for fleets

Jan 10, 2020

Brake, the road safety charity’s Global Fleet Champions campaign is hosting a free webinar about driving in adverse weather conditions. Aimed at employers and fleet/...