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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 Partners
DriverFocus works with the following companies in the delivery of our solutions:
CogniFit
CogniFit Ltd. is a privately owned Israeli company founded in 1999 by Prof. Shlomo Breznitz, a recognized authority in psychology. The company uses its US-patented, scientifically validated technology to develop computer programs to assess and train cognitive skills.
CogniFit's core technology is based on scientific research that has shown that PC-based assessment and training can enhance cognitive skills. This core technology has an almost unlimited number of applications that can be used by all sectors of the population. By enhancing cognitive abilities, daily performance and the accompanying quality of life can be improved.
All CogniFit products are based on the patented Brain Fitness Technology.
CogniFit's mission is to use the latest scientific research to develop easy to use software that will enhance human cognitive performance and health. Cognifit's aim is to help people of all ages in every facet of their lives, to perform to their cognitive maximum using our non-drug, non-invasive PC programs.
CogniFit's solutions are based on the latest findings and research into the miracles of brain plasticity to help people of all ages to maintain and improve their quality of life through cognitive assessment and training. Cognifit realised that cognitive skills and cognitive training is not limited to general improvements, but that specific skills for specific purposes can be improved through intensive and challenging computer training. Thus their first to market product was designed to improve the driving skills of young drivers to make them better and safer drivers. Together with the British School of Motoring, the DriveFit™ program won the prestigious Prince Michael Road Safety Award. This product is complemented with other Driver and Brain Fitness products such as FleetFit, Personal Coach and others.
CogniFit has developed unique techniques to measure, test and train the cognitive abilities and psychomotor skills that are essential to everyday life. For instance, the cognitive skills that are essential for safe driving have been incorporated into the FleetFit™ program.
Others
ADT
Insurance underwriters
Driver Training providers
