Road Safety
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Compliance Bureau highlight Safer Winter Driving
The Compliance team have been hired in by a large corporate FTSE 100 company to attend their events and provide a working stall for winter driving. We are doing this around the country and today we have been in Devon.
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Tune in, see clearly, stay safe
Advice as part of Road Safety Week from Licence Bureau partner, Specsavers Corporate Eyecare Driver eyesight is in focus at Specsavers Corporate Eyecare as it supports Road Safety Week (18-24 November). The awareness week is run by road safety charity Brake and this year the charity is asking people to ‘tune in’ to road safety.…
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At Kings Langley School for Road Safety Week
Licence Bureau is supporting Road Safety Week by presenting “2Young2Die” workshops for 6th form pupils at Kings Langley School, so highlighting the importance to young drivers to stay focussed and not become diverted by the many distractions that can occur when behind the wheel.
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Licence Bureau and Road Safety Week 18-24 November 2013
Road Safety Week is the UK’s flagship event to promote safer road use, coordinated annually by the charity Brake and involving thousands of schools, communities and organisations across the country. Road Safety Week 2013 takes place 18-24 November with support from the Department for Transport. Thousands of people in organisations, schools and community groups are…
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Driving Licence Categories
To be able to drive a particular type of vehicle, you need an ‘entitlement’ for that category on your driving licence. Your entitlements may have additional restrictions – check the restriction codes for your driving licence.
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“2Young2Die” workshops at Kings Langley secondary school during Road Safety Week
Licence Bureau are running two of Brake’s hard hitting 2Young2Die workshops at Kings Langley secondary school on the 19th and 21st November during Road Safety Week. We will raise awareness surrounding the effects of driving distractions to 160 6th formers. Hertfordshire fire and rescue services also plan to perform a live crash extrication to demonstrate…
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Fleets to ‘tune in’ to road safety by signing up for FREE distractions guidance pack
Brake, the road safety charity, has published a guidance pack for fleets on tackling driver distraction. Produced by Brake’s Fleet Safety Forum, the pack includes a survey report, best practice guidance for managers and an advice sheet for drivers, and is available for free to organisations that register for Road Safety Week. The guidance includes expert advice delivered at…
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Managing distractions should be a priority for fleet managers
For fleet drivers, driving is likely to be the most dangerous activity they do on a daily basis. Even a momentary lapse in concentration can have devastating consequences. Distractions such as mobile phones are proven to severely impair driving ability, causing slower reaction times and difficulty controlling speed and lane position. Other distractions such as…
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Crash deaths caused by lorry driver as he read text. Is your mobile use policy in place and being actively managed across your drivers-at-work?
A man who killed a couple when his lorry toppled on to their car as he read a text message has recently been jailed for five years and three months.
