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17 January 2005 - RoSPA Model for Safer
Speed and Mobile Phone Company Drivers
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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), being
leaders of a campaign which highlighted the risks involved for company car and
van drivers whilst driving as part of their job, have produced new publications
- Driving for Work - Safer Speed Policy and Driving for Work Mobile Phones.
The publications are supported by the Department for Transport and are intended
to help employers deal with the problems of driving too fast and using mobile
phones whilst continuing to drive.
RoSPA deem driving as being the most dangerous work activity, as
figures show that 20 people are killed and 250 serious injuries occur every
week, due to crashes where drivers were on the road for work purposes.
Some of the issues within the model policies are as follows:
Mr. Kevin Clinton, RoSPA Head of Road Safety commented:
"Company car drivers and people who drive high annual
mileages for work are up to 50% more likely to crash than private motorists.
"Research shows that using hand-held or hands-free phones
while driving is a significant distraction and substantially increases the risk
of the driver crashing, and that high-mileage company car drivers are more
likely than most to use a mobile phone while driving."
The New Publications can be accessed by clicking the following:
RoSPA : Road Safety
Article by Alexandra Johnston
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