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At work road safety - the scale of the problem

It has been estimated that, nationally, up to a third of all road traffic crashes involve somebody who was at work at the time - which may equate to over 20 fatalities and 250 serious injuries every week. The Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) believes that driving is the UK's biggest work related safety issue.

Research by the Transport Research Institute reveals that employees who regularly drive for work are much more likely than other road users to cause crashes. The study says that these drivers break speed limits, get fined, pick up penalty points and crash more often than other drivers.

By managing occupational road risk, employers are protecting their number one asset - their employees.

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