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Mentor by eDriving can enhance an existing telematics solution

Enhancing your existing telematics solution to boost driver safety

In advance of eDriving’s release of Mentor TSP (Telematics Service Provider), eDriving’s CEO and Founder Ed Dubens talked to Fleet Management Weekly about how...
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

Incorporating smartphone-based telematics into fleet duty of care

Incorporating smartphone-based telematics into fleet duty of care

Screenshot of Ed Dubens in Fleet Management Weekly video

VIDEO: With Mentor by eDriving, driver safety improves quickly

Telematics and driver scoring webinar

Jim Noble discusses the role of the manager in being an effective driver coach

Why driver managers are the perfect fit for the role of...

FAMILY SAFETY

Some 250 primary school pupils took part in the King’s College London study which involved them carrying special backpacks containing Dyson air quality sensors on their journey to and from school for one week.

London kids exposed to five times more harmful air on school...

A new study has revealed that children in London are five times more exposed to air pollution when travelling to school than at any...
Bonfire Night travel safety tips

Bonfire Night travel safety tips

Most crash-related pedestrian fatalities occur when it is dark and pedestrian deaths spike on Halloween night. There are many reasons for this including increased pedestrian traffic, alcohol consumption and lower visibility because of costumes and masks, as well as shorter daylight hours.

NSC issues Halloween safety message

Currently under Florida law children must be five-years-old before they can be strapped into a seat in the standard way.

Calls to increase age children must use a booster seat in...

The program encourages young people to avoid drinking alcohol until the age of 21 and to never ride with a driver who has been drinking.

Talk to your teen about underage drinking, parents urged

The new report reveals a changing trend in teen licensure from when the Foundation first evaluated the issue in 2012. At that time many young people cited their family’s inability to afford the high cost of driving as a reason why they did not obtain their license sooner.

More teens earning driving license before 18

MOTORCYCLES

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

Road safety experts have launched a study looking at motorcycle safety in Africa. Fred Engineering, an international consulting firm specialising in road safety, and SWOV,...
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

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

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

The campaign, which coincides with the start of the riding season, is led by the Motorcycle Safety Advisory Committee (MSAC). Riders are encouraged to take a refresher course and have their motorbikes professionally serviced.

Motorcyclists urged to be “ride ready”

Around 120,000 visitors are expected to attend the event and, with a large number of motorcyclists expected, Highways England will be inside Silverstone with partners from the emergency services to promote key safety messages.

Warning issued to MotoGP visitors

DRIVING FOR WORK

The Direct Vision Standard is a star system which rates HGVs over 12 tonnes from zero (lowest) to five (highest) based on how much a driver can see directly through their cab windows. HGVs will need to meet a minimum one-star rating by the time enforcement begins to enable them to operate in London, or will need to have “Safe System” measures fitted to improve the vehicle’s safety.

HGV operators have 12 months to update fleets for London travel

A “world-leading” scheme to remove the most dangerous HGVs from London’s streets has been launched. The Direct Vision Standard is a star system which rates...
The provider of nationwide secure locker networks found that, on average, engineers spend up to five hours per week picking up parts. However, the report found that less than seven in 10 decision makers claim to know how long their engineers spend per week collecting spare parts, meaning the average could be even higher.

Survey reveals engineers feel more like drivers

One in five decision makers say their staff tend to feel more like drivers than engineers, according to research by BT Final Mile. The provider...
Cyclist deaths were nine percent higher in 2017 than they were in 2008 in the U.S. and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) projects that fatalities will increase by ten percent in 2018.

GHSA and Uber Eats team up for cycle safety

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has launched a new partnership with Uber Eats to promote road safety to cyclists. Cyclist deaths were nine percent...
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