School buses stop and start in front of you as they pick up and drop off pupils. Kids on bikes race to reach their classrooms before the bell rings. And harassed parents rush to deliver their little ones to school before work. When school’s out in the afternoons, it’s the same in reverse. To help […]
Read More Five Safety Tips for Drivers: Back-to-School TrafficFor many business fleets and individuals, making the transition to electric vehicles could bring major cost savings, enable drivers to travel through Clean Air Zones without worry, and support your environmental aims. Not all drivers are familiar with the technology and its capabilities and may be resistant to making the switch. By attending Safedrive’s EV […]
Read More Electric Vehicle Awareness SessionsSafedrive is now officially a Delivery Partner with Driving for Better Business, the Government-backed National Highways programme helping employers reduce Work-Related Road Risk. Working with the National Highways Commercial Vehicle Incident Prevention Team, Driving for Better Business has produced a series of driver information online modules to assist van drivers and fleet operators in dispelling […]
Read More Driving for Better BusinessScientists at Loughborough University carried out a number of tests on drivers who were suffering from some level of dehydration. Shockingly, what they found was that most of these drivers made the same number of mistakes while dehydrated as your average drunk driver. Your average adult requires three to four litres of water daily just […]
Read More Driving while dehydratedThe use of hand-held phones whilst driving has been prohibited since 2003, and 2017 saw the introduction of harsher penalties aimed to further deter motorists from using a hand-held device. Friday, March 25th, 2022, will see existing mobile phones rules strengthened. These new regulations will aim to crack down on drivers who use their mobile […]
Read More New Mobile Phone LawsWith the weather expected to take a turn for the worse towards the end of the year, we have put together a winter driving guide to help you and your employees stay safe on the roads. Driving in poor weather conditions can be difficult and requires a high level of concentration, experience and skill. It […]
Read More Winter Driving AdviceNumber plates in the UK are issued twice a year and are in a format that includes 2 numerical characters that show the year of registration, e.g AB02CDE, vehicle registered March 2002. As of the 1st March 2022, all newly registered vehicles will be given a 22 tag, with vehicles registered 1st September 2022 given […]
Read More New vehicle registration plates 2022Stay safe in the downpour According to the RAC, the number of breakdowns they have reported to them in wet weather increases tremendously. Road traffic accidents are far more likely to occur when it’s raining, due to the distracting and slippery nature of the road. When the road is wet, it becomes much more slippery. […]
Read More Driving In Wet WeatherFollowing review, the Highway Code has introduced a risk-based hierarchy of road users, which ultimately aims to improve the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and horse riders, by giving drivers the responsibility of keeping these road users safe when they are using the highway. Statistically, the road users who are most likely to be injured in […]
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