Click the thumbs up >The Scottish Road Safety Framework has been published, which includes targeted action to reduce the number of accidents while driving for work.
Latest official data shows that 165 people were killed on Scotland’s roads in 2019, a reduction of 43%, while 2,016 people were seriously injured.
The road safety framework targets a 50% reduction in people killed and a 50% reduction in people seriously injured by 2030.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures suggest that in 2018-19, driving accounted for 18 of the 29 work-related deaths in Scotland, making driving the most dangerous work activity.
The framework says that it must “strive for a future where no one is killed while driving/riding for work”.
Click the thumbs up >Fleets need to be aware of the growing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health and subsequent safety risks to drivers, says FleetCheck.
The warning follows a new poll from the Mail on Sunday, which revealed that 40% of people believed their mental health had become worse during the pandemic.
Peter Golding, managing director at FleetCheck, said: “This is just the latest in a series of polls and pieces of research showing how the last nine months have had a very negative effect on the mental health of many, many people.
“We know that mental health problems of all kinds can have an impact on driver performance on the road. With people saying that feelings of anxiety, stress and depression are particularly apparent, there is a genuine case for fleets to act.”
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