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Driving For Work
8X
Work-related road accidents are much more expensive than many employers realise. The estimated full cost can be €8 to €36 for every euro claimed on insurance.
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Driving For Work
95%
95% of all accidents are attributable to human error alone
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Driving For Work
1/3
It is estimated that between 25% and 33% of road traffic collisions involve somebody who was using the road for work purposes.
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Driving For Work
31%
of top Irish companies surveyed in 'Driver Wellbeing' advised they 'never' provide driver training to employees
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Driving For Work
72%
of top Irish companies surveyed in 'Driver Wellbeing' expressed an interest in using CBT to either train or proritise training of their drivers
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Work-Related Transport Safety
63%
According to the HSA, almost two-thirds of work-related fatalities in Ireland in 2008 involved workplace transport,
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Driving For Work
61%
of at-work drivers also admit to regularly leaving less than a two-second gap, compared to 40% of drivers who don’t drive for work
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Driving For Work
74%
of at-work drivers admit to travelling at least 10mph (16kph) faster on motorways, compared to 47% of drivers who don’t drive for work
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Driving for Work
45%
In a 2008 survey of 1,506 people by Nationwide Mutual Insurance in the USA, 81% of drivers acknowledged that they talk on phones while driving. 98% considered themselves safe drivers and 45% said they had been hit or nearly hit by a driver talking on a phone!
Source: New York Times July 19, 2009
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DriverFocus Media Coverage
'HSA to research accident data on working drivers' - Sunday Business Post - February 2008
HSA joining forces with RSA and gardai to increase awareness of accidents involving work vehicles. >> more...
'Irish companies neglect driver safety' - FleetNews.co.uk - January 2008
Irish fleet managers are to be targeted in a new campaign by the country’s Road Safety Authority (RSA) >> more...
'Advancing Driver Skills' - HRD Magazine - December 2007
Ron McNamara explains how a blended learning approach to driver training cuts costs and reduces the risk of accidents among people who drive for work >> more...
'Identifying drivers’ weaknesses' The Sunday Business Post - 11 March 2007
FleetFit, a new internet-based driver improvement service, was launched in late February by Irish-owned company Driver Focus>> more...
'Weeding Out Bad Drivers' Business Plus Magazine - March 2007
DriverFocus boss Ron McNamara had transport minister Martin Cullen around recently to play with his toys to mark the launch of the company's new web-based driver improvement service, dubbed FleetFit >> more...
'DriverFocus To Launch FleetFit™ Service In Ireland' Fleet Magazine - December 2006
A new computerised service aimed at assessing and advancing driver skills will be launched in Ireland in early 2007 >> more...
'Online testing for Irish drivers launched' ENN - February 21 2007
A new internet-based service is designed to improve Irish driving by predicting which drivers are most likely to have an accident >> more...
'DriverFocus launches driver improvement service' Irish Trucker – February 22, 2007
DriverFocus, an Irish owned company has launched a new internet-based driver improvement service, tailored made for the fleet sector >> more...
'Cullen Launches DriverFocus Service' Autotrade – 21 February 2007
DriverFocus an Irish owned company has launched a new internet-based driver improvement service. The first of its kind in Ireland >> more...
