5 proven road safety measures for fleet operators

According to the 14th ETSC Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) report, 22,660 people lost their lives on EU roads in 2019, which represents a 3% reduction compared to 2018. Overall, there has been a 24% reduction in road deaths across the EU countries since 2010, which equates to a 2.7% annual average reduction(i). However, this progress – especially since 2013 – has been too slow to meet the 2020 targets.

With a third of road deaths and a quarter of serious injuries occurring in collisions involving work-related driving (iii), there is no doubt about the importance and value of fleet safety. But how should you set about implementing a fleet safety approach?

The PIN report is a valuable information source when setting up a fleet safety programme. For example, the safety statistics help companies to benchmark their own safety performance. The report also provides an overview of current or soon-to-be-implemented local measures. Besides general measures related to road infrastructure and legislation, there are also some safety tips that can easily be adopted – whether by individual drivers, SMEs operating a small fleet or big companies with more complex fleets.

These five measures extracted from the PIN report make a proven contribution to reducing the number of accidents and could therefore be a useful addition to your company’s mobility policy:

Sources (i) https://etsc.eu/wp-content/uploads/14-PIN-annual-report-FINAL.pdf (ii) Also, the UN General Assembly has adopted a new resolution on road safety, co-sponsored by 55 governments. The resolution proclaims the period 2021–2030 as the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety, with a goal of reducing road deaths and serious injuries by at least 50% between 2021 and 2030. The resolution calls for action to reduce road traffic deaths and injuries as a pressing development priority. (iii) https://bit.ly/3hCdPDH