This week Brake is hosting its annual Road Safety Week and the theme is ‘Step Up for Safe Streets’.

In recent decades health and safety (H&S) legislation and practice has come on apace. However, there is still a startling disconnect between the very careful H&S best practice most companies enforce on their premises and the lack of risk awareness or fleet risk management on the roads.   

UK road policing centres upon the concept of ‘the fatal five’, but how can you address these within your fleet?

According to the Freight Transport Association, the shortage of professional drivers is going to worsen considerably as many EU27 drivers leave the UK, and new drivers may face challenging skills-based immigration tests.

Last week’s blog post focused on analytics and their impact on coaching and your safety culture. This week’s post provides tips you can use today and take to the bank tomorrow! 

In our last blog post, we focused on the value of expert analysis and measurement in the coaching process. This week, we’ll focus on analytics and their role in coaching and its impact on your safety culture. 

The value of expert analysis and measurement in the coaching process 

From the youngest age, to the end of their careers, people are coached – babies learning to walk, school children mastering a new skill or professional athletes looking to better their game.

Two reports emerged recently showing that more professional drivers than ever are using their mobile phone while driving – and the vast majority of them do not use hands-free equipment even when it’s provided.

Why do we think easier use of in-vehicle systems is not the message we want to send to make our roads, our drivers or our vehicles safer?