Autumn / Winter 2007

Foreword

Road risk management
Ashley Martin, Editor of RoadSafe...

Cover story

EuroNCAP all set to toughen crash tests
Manufacturers may be making great strides in safety but European Union leaders are still threatening intervention. Ashley Martin reports...

News

Fire services join fight for risk awareness
Fire services across the country have joined forces with the Highways Agency to raise awareness in the business community of the importance of managing occupational road risk...

Business champs win top awards
Fleet winners in the 2007 Prince Michael Road Safety Awards are British Gas and CCG Veritas – two companies that have become ‘business champions’ under the Government’s ‘Driving for Better Business’ programme...

Withering attack on ‘grey’ fleets
A withering attack on companies for failing to manage safety issues relating to employees who drive their own cars on business has been made in a report by business car specialists Arval...

News round up
Other news stories

Case studies

Crash costs spark safety crusade
Crashes totalling £41,670 – more than £1,200 per incident – in 12 months prompted Chelmsford Electrical to introduce a driver awareness programme...

BT sees 40% cut in collision rates
BT, which runs the largest single vehicle fleet in Europe and is a Business Champion, as part of the ‘Driving for Better Business’ programme, has slashed fleet costs and vehicle collision rates by 40% with help from IAM Fleet...

Case study: Whitbread
Risk management? We’ll drink to that!

Case study: 3M
One large safety step for 3M...

VIP viewpoint

‘Face up to the risks – it’s your duty to care’
Companies are losing thousands of pounds in profi ts because they have no idea how much road crashes are costing them and have failed to implement a moneysaving risk management strategy, says Christopher Bullock, chief executive of the Institute of Advanced Motorists. Ashley Martin reports...

Manufacturers' round up

Ford pioneers online risk management
Britain's number one fleet manufacturer is pioneering a new road safety initiative by offering a fully integrated, online driver risk management programme to corporate customers...

Legislation update

Is this move the limit for drivers?
A Government-appointed commission has suggested that speed limiters should be the next piece of technology to be fitted to vehicles to put the brakes on drivers. But, as John Maslen discovers, there are concerns...

Legislation round up
Tough new approach against phone abusers and road killers...

Are YOU ready for Murphy’s law?
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act will make it easier to prosecute companies when gross failure in the management of health and safety lead to death. Michael Kemp says businesses should make sure their employer liability insurance is adequate...

Opinion

In safe hands?
Today’s technology-rich vehicles are breeding a ‘risk compensation’ mindset with too many drivers offsetting the benefits through risky driving, argues Gavin Jones, head of risk management at fleet management specialist Masterlease...

Don’t juggle: focus on one facet
The business of fleet management is a complex one, with many elements competing for attention...

Are we in control of the asylum?
The case for developing a national collision investigation solution is put by Inspector Simon Labbett, of Sussex Police...

Special feature

Online risk assessment: the debate rages on
Online driver risk assessments have become one of the key features in the armoury of fleets implementing an occupational road risk policy. But, as John Maslen reports, a debate is raging over which ‘exams’ are best...

Changing the face of insurance
Risk management-focused fleets can make significant insurance premium savings by fitting vehicles with telematics devices. Ashley Martin reports on an embryonic revolution...

Helpers may need help too!
Charities and community transport groups rely on voluntary help to carry out many duties. In the light of the nationwide focus on reducing work-related road crashes how should volunteer drivers be treated? Ashley Martin reports...

Exporting the three Es – engineering, enforcement and education
Safety campaigners are turning their attention to developing countries, where death and destruction is still rife. Ashley Martin reports...