driver protection presentation
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THE ROAD AHEAD
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2 Law & Compliance
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What if this was your employee?
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Or this?
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Leading Road Fatality Causes
.....
Alcohol Speeding Distracted Driving
31% 30% 26%
Source: NSC Injury Facts 2014
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Road Accidents Involving Mobile Phones
Source: NSC Injury Facts 2014
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Drivers Using Mobile Phone Now
Source: NSC Injury Facts 2014
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Van Drivers Using Mobile Phones
Source: Transport Research Laboratory
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Handsfree is not risk free!
Source: NSC Injury Facts 2014
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Handsfree versus Handheld
Increase in
Attentiveness0%
Source: NSC Injury Facts 2014
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The Multi-Tasking Myth
Ability to processmoving objectswhen listening tosomeone talkingon the phone
33%Lower
Source: NSC Injury Facts 2014
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"Inattention Blindness" Phenonemen
They look butthey do not see!
Source: NSC Injury Facts 2014
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Drivers Talking on Handheld or Handsfree
More LikelyTo Crash
4x
Source: RoSPA
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Texting 3x Worse Than Drink Driving!
Source: Transport Research Laboratory
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The Tabloids Are On To This!
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3 penalty points and £100 fineup toDisqualification and £1,000 fine
Why is this important for employees?
£2,500 fine
Injuries or deaths?
Source: UK Gov
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Employers may be open to prosecution:
If they cause or permit their employees to drive while using aphone or to not have proper control of the vehicle
If they require their employees to make or receive calls whilstdriving
If their employees drive dangerously because they are using aphone installed by their employer
Why is this important for employers?
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Mobile Phone Good Practice
All Employees All Devices All VehiclesAll Handheld
& HandsfreeAll Work-RelatedCommunications
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Mobile Phone Gold Standard
Install software thatautomatically disables themobile phone when vehiclemovement is detected on all
employee devices
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Driver ProtectionDriver safety and compliance delivered via smartphone or tablet
Designed for business drivers, to deter speeding, fatigue anddistraction.
Automatically disables a driver's mobile phone while the vehicle ismoving, suppressing email, text and social media notifications andremoving the temptation to take their eyes off the road.
BlueTooth use of the phone can be enabled, according tocompany policy, but any interaction with the handset is blocked.
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You will know if there are any issues
Mobile Phone Abuse Speeding (Breadcrumb) Detailed Reports
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Independently Tested & Highly Recommended
Transport Research Laboratory (TRL)
provides independent and impartialworld-class research, consulting,
testing and certification for all aspectsof transport.
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To implement this in your organisationcall 0808 123 0321
or email [email protected] we will get you started