Road Safety

1. Presented by: Insert Presenter’s Name THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS Road Safety

2. Young Drivers at Work WELCOME! Find the seat with your name card by it and get comfortable RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

3. Introduction • This workshop was developed by RoSPA after conducting research about Young Drivers at Work • 2 ½ to 3 hours long with a 15 minute refreshment break in the middle RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

4. Introduction • We’re not here to lecture or tell anyone they’re wrong • We just want to get you thinking about the experience you already have and how it’s applied to keep you safe in different situations RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

5. Expectations From Us • Confidentiality Unless we feel you or another person are in danger • Timekeeping • Allow everyone to speak • Feedback and evaluation From You • Active participation • Active listening • Respect each other’s expertise • Honest responses • Complete evaluation forms RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

6. Observation • Is there anything out of the ordinary in the room? RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

7. Observation • The more observations we make, the better idea we have of what is going on. RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

8. Awareness Test RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

9. Observation DISTRACTED ATTENTION • Cognitive workload • Mobile phone conversations • ‘Not seeing’ RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

10. Thought Shower • Shout out your answers • Say what you personally think • There are no right or wrong answers • Q. A ‘safe’ driver is somebody who...? RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

11. Small Group Discussion • We spoke to young drivers • We heard their views on Driving for Work • Q. Do you share their views? RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

12. Young Driver Quotes • “Because of driving in an area that we’re not really familiar with, it’s a lot harder. I drive in London when I’m used to driving in Stafford. It’s a lot different, getting in the correct lane and stuff, it’s a lot different driving in the city.” RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

13. Young Driver Quotes • “The test; they try to take you round as many different places as they can and try to show you all these different situations but because the test is only there at that time, it could be when there’s no traffic around, it’s completely different to when you’re out there driving in real life.” RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

14. Young Driver Quotes • “It’s all chance, it’s all pot-chance for driving, whether you’ve got the knowledge to drive good or not, what personality you are and other road users as well. There’s loads of different things that cause accidents, it’s not just drivers it could be anything.” RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

15. Whole group feedback • How have your personal experiences informed your views? • How has your workplace informed your views? RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

16. Pop Quiz - Questions • Road traffic accidents whilst at work are the largest cause of occupational fatality in the UK. True or False? • Wearing a seat belt can reduce your risk of death by how much? A) 25% B) 45% C) 65% RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

17. Pop Quiz 3. At-work van and company car drivers are more likely to cause an accident than to become involved as a blameless party. True or False? • Most road traffic accidents occur on motorways? True or False? RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

18. Pop Quiz • The greatest proportion of failed roadside breathtests occur in which of these age groups? a) 17 - 19 b) 20 - 24 c) 25 - 29 d) 30 - 39 e) 40 - 49 RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

19. Pop Quiz • For all types of road and for all accidents, ‘failure to look properly’, is the most frequently reported contributory factor. True or False? RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

20. Pop Quiz 7. ‘Driver behaviour or inexperience’, ‘injudicious actions’ (eg. disobeying road signs), and ‘road environment’, are more likely to be contributory factors for accidents in which age group? a) 17 – 24 yrs b) 25 – 69 c) 70 + RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

21. Pop Quiz • More than half of company car driver fatal accidents involve driving at excessive speed? True or False? • The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act (2007) covers fatal employee accidents on the road as well as in the workplace. True or False? RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

22. Pop Quiz • It is estimated that just under one-quarter of all road traffic incidents involve someone who was at work at the time. True or False? RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

23. Pop Quiz: Summary • There are differences between at-work driving in the ‘real world’ and what you learnt in your driving lessons • But what you learnt in your driving lessons has given you some relevant experience • Driving is a continuous learning process RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

24. Accidents at work • In small groups • Have a look at the accident investigation scenario - RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

25. Accidents at work RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

26. Immediate factors • Inappropriate speed • Inattention • Falling asleep • Travelling too close • Excessive alcohol • Drugs • Adverse weather • Vehicle defects • Highway conditions • Driver distractions RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

27. Underlying factors • Internal pressure • Inadequate sleep • Congestion/stress • Poor journey planning • Time management • Poor routeing • Vehicle maintenance • Driver attitude • Inadequate experience RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

28. How do employers manage these risks • Insert MORR policy on • eg – Jorney Planning or Mobile phones RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

29. How do employers manage these risks RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

30. Refreshment break Back in 15 minutes! RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

31. The rest of the workshop… • Specific skills commonly used when Driving for Work: • Journey Planning • Different Vehicles • Vehicle Checks • Scenarios RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

32. Journey Planning Buzz Groups • Quickly talk to the person next to you about: • How you got here today? • What planning did you do for it? RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

33. Journey Planning Buzz Groups • Quickly talk to the person next to you about: • A journey you made that went wrong • Why did it go wrong? RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

34. Journey Planning • Here is an journey which you may drive for work… • It is 8am and you are in Birmingham. You have been asked to attend a meeting in Bristol at 10.00am. • You are expecting the meeting to last 2 hours, but you also have an appointment back in Birmingham at 2pm. RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

35. Journey Planning Route Plans • How did you plan your route? • How would your plan change with inclement weather? • What stops us from following these plans in reality? • How can we overcome those barriers? • What priority do we give to driving? RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

36. The Vehicle • With the person sat next to you: • Talk about your positive or negative experiences with driving a new vehicle • Be prepared to share someone else's experience with the group RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

37. The Vehicle • So what feedback do we get when driving a new vehicle or using some technology – like a SatNav RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

38. The Vehicle “When Sat Nav’s go Wrong” • One-quarter of under 25year olds admit to deliberately racing their sat navs. • 26 year old take-away driver “turned right” onto a railway line at a level crossing. Got stuck on cattle grid across the tracks. RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

39. How do employers manage these risks • Insert any MORR policy on SAT NAVS RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

40. Managing Road Risk • Fast forward a few years… and you’re now a manager of a company. You know what happens from experience when people first start driving for work. • Part of your job is to manage the risk to the staff who drive for work. • What would you do? • What would you include in your policy? RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

41. Employer topic • Something particular to your company which they wanted us to talk about is topic. • Tell us about it? RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

42. Topic title Topic information RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

43. Topic title Employer policies on the topic RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

44. Some Scenarios • “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” • John Lennon, “Beautiful Boy”. • What would you do if… • You were sharing a lift with a younger colleague going down a motorway and they were pushing 100mph RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

45. Some Scenarios • What would you do if… • On an evening, you went bowling for a friends birthday and had several drinks. It is the morning after and you are due to drive to a meeting. RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

46. Some Scenarios • What would you do if… • Your alarm clock didn’t go off in the morning and you are late for work RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

47. Some Scenarios • What would you do if… • You arrive home and suddenly realise you do not remember all of the journey. Were those lights on green? • Hope they were... RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

48. Safer Driving • Again, Q. What makes a safe driver? RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

49. Summary • There are differences between Learning to Drive and Driving for Work • We need to consider what makes us drive in the way we do • Sometimes we assume that there is nothing we can do about our safety when this isn’t true • Your employer has a legal duty of care when you are driving for work and is a source of support • We all make mistakes and bad things do happen • Driving is about lifelong learning and development RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries

50. Summary RoSPA’s mission is to save lives and reduce injuries