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In a survey conducted this week, over 70% of NSC member companies indicated they have employees still reporting to work, unable to work remotely.

Business leaders urged to take aggressive action

National Safety Council (NSC) President and CEO Lorraine Martin is urging business leaders across the United States to take aggressive action to ensure employee...
Yet, focusing on personal wellbeing remains crucial at this time, with good health, a positive attitude and 100% focus all critical elements in safe driving.

COVID-19: Prioritizing driver wellbeing

And while, understandably, this will remain front of mind for the foreseeable future, it’s important that drivers don’t lose sight of the many other risk factors facing them on the roads every day.

COVID-19: Helping fleet drivers stay focused on road safety

Maintaining a positive workplace culture that reassures those who drive for work that their safety comes before anything else, can significantly help to maintain safe behaviors on the road at this time.

COVID-19: Maintaining fleet driver morale

Communication with at-work drivers during the COVID-19 crisis

COVID-19: Effective communication with fleet drivers

Community mitigation strategies are crucial to slowing the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), particularly before a vaccine or treatment becomes available.

COVID-19 Fleet Workplace Safety: Precautions are Key

FAMILY SAFETY

Every year, as part of MADD’s Power of Parents program, Spring is designated “PowerTalk 21” — a time for parents to initiate or revisit conversations about upcoming events where alcohol or drugs may be more prevalent.

Parents urged to use lockdown time to discuss drink and drug...

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is urging families who are at home and social distancing to use it as an opportunity to talk about the...
At the forum, held in Battambang, mothers received information on the impact of road crashes on society and their families, the relationship between helmet use and injury prevention, and their valuable role in encouraging helmet use in their families.

International Women’s Day event focuses on helmet use

RAC’s Driver Licensing Survey found 50 percent of learners felt “not at all”, “slightly” or “moderately” prepared before sitting their first Practical Driving Assessment, with professional driving instructors estimating 61 percent of learner drivers are taking the test before they’re ready.

Learner drivers in Australia taking test “before they’re ready”

Designed for students from preschool to grade ten, the resource has been created by the Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC).

Road safety school resource for teachers

According to the NSC, 100 people are killed and 10,000 are injured in school bus-related crashes every year. Most school buses only include a seat belt for the driver.

Renewed calls for seat belts on school buses

With driving so closely tied to freedom and independence, the American Automobile Association has recommended families with older loved ones plan ahead together, especially when it comes to decisions like limiting driving.

Families urged to support older relatives who cut back on driving

MOTORCYCLES

Safety tips for returning riders

Safety tips for returning riders

It’s just like riding a bike right? Well, yes, obviously. But also no, not exactly. Statistics show that motorcyclists who have taken a long...
The TAC’s latest Motorcycle Monitor, which surveyed 2,443 motorcycle licence holders, found a decline in the number of riders who are happy to ride within the speed limit.

More motorbike riders think it is okay to speed, survey finds

In a statement, the DVSA’s Chief Driving Examiner Mark Winn said it had been just over a year since the DVSA started doing more compliance checks on the motorcycling industry.

Enforcement action taken over rogue motorcycle instructors

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

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

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

DRIVING FOR WORK

The free rides and meals can be claimed by anyone with an NHS email address, including many of the 300,000 nurses in the UK.

Uber offer free trips and meals for NHS workers

Uber has announced it is committing to 200,000 free trips for NHS workers, while Uber Eats is committing to 100,000 meals. The free rides and...
Usually, most professional truck and bus drivers must complete 35 hours periodic training every five years to maintain a Driver CPC card (sometimes called a ‘driver qualification card’ or ‘DQC’).

Temporary changes to Driver CPC requirements

The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has announced temporary changes in professional driver qualification requirements. Usually, most professional truck and bus drivers must complete 35...
Due to the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 crisis, professional bus and truck drivers may encounter some difficulty in undertaking their annual CPC training at the current time.

RSA issues extension to Irish Driver CPC cards

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) Ireland has announced that it is granting an extension to drivers whose Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) is...
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