Child Road Safety
Adult Road Safety
The Journey
Plan your routes to be as safe as possible. Motorways are the safest roads and although minor roads are fine for cars, they can be less safe and may present difficulties for larger vehicles.
Make sure the route planning can include problems such as bridges with restrictions tunnels and any other hazards which may be dangerous for larger vehicle Timing of schedules is vital to help prevent employees falling asleep at the wheel. Most sleep related crashes happen around 2 am and 6am and also between 2 pm and 4pm.
Checking tachographs will ensure drivers are not cutting corners and putting everyone at risk.
Did You know?
In the 5 years to March 2011 police in the West of Scotland caught and fined over 64,000 people for not wearing their seatbelts (Source: Strathclyde Police).
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