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20/11/2013
We've come up with 3 great ways WEBFLEET allows you to stay safe.
TomTom fleet management products, can help drivers relax and encourage safer driving that not only protects members of the public, but can help improve the efficiency of your vehicle fleet.
To mark the start of Road Safety Week, we take a look at the ways in which TomTom Fleet Management tools, help encourage safer driving:
Figures released to coincide with the start of road safety week, found that 575,000 UK drivers have points on their licence from using their mobile phones. The road safety charity Brake, is campaigning the government to launch a UK wide ban on mobile phone use in cars, even on hands free devices. When using a mobile phone on the road, your hazard perception is limited in the same way as if you were drink driving. Drivers often receive jobs via text or email, which instantly makes them more distracted. But with TomTom PRO navigation devices, the text-to-speech software for spoken job instructions and messages, means that accepting jobs is easy and much less distracting for the driver.
Speeding is one of the most dangerous bad driver habits that people can have. The faster you are driving, the more time you have to allow for stopping distances. In fact, when doubling your speed from 20mph to 40mph, you are actually trebling your stopping distance. And if you hit a pedestrian at 40mph, then their risk of death is 4 times greater than if they are hit at 30mph. But with TomTom WORKsmart fleet management tools, the Active Driver Feedback alerts drivers that they are speeding, and informs staff back at the office that they need to take action.
Driving whilst tired equates to almost 20% of accidents on Britain’s major roads and motorways. And 40% of those accidents involve commercial vehicles. Official guidelines recommend that drivers take a 15-minute break for every 2 hours of driving, and if tired should find a safe place to stop and rest. Lunchtime and the early hours of the morning are the peak times for fatigue related accidents. TomTom WEBFLEET can help you ensure that your drivers are not exceeding the legal limit, allowing you to account their every move. The data is transmitted to WEBFLEET in real time, so you can see if a driver is in need of rest, and help prevent a serious accident.
TomTom fleet management tools are important to increase the efficiency of your service, but they can also ensure the safety of your drivers and members of the public.
And, to encourage this safe driving, we’re giving all customers who sign up for WEBFLEET subscriptions between now and the end of the year free WEBLEET.
If you’re interested in helping to save your fleet time, money and potentially lives, then call us today on 01928 715 724.
For more information about safe driving or Road Safety Week, visit the Brake website. You can also check out the THINK website, for more details about road safety.