FOREWORD

Getting to the root of road accidents Tony Spalding, RoadSafe Chairman 13 RISK MANAGMENT A new set of skills Dave Abbott, Director of RAC Risk Management 14 INTERVIEW “Employers will have to change their attitude” Richard Brunstrom, North Wales Chief Constable 18 MOTORISTS’ FORUM Championing the cause A new report by the Motorists’ Forum 22 PERSONAL VIEW “Accidents are no accident” Doug Holland, NW Driver Safer 26 Slower but sure Gordon Cole, Fleet Driver Services 28 MANUFACTURERS Beating the bad behaviour – PSA Peugeot Citroën 29 Active response – Volkswagen 33 Beyond the stars – Volvo 37 EURO NCAP Steering clear of danger The latest results from Euro NCAP 39 ACTIVE SAFETY Passive response to active system Few motorists seem to actually understand ESP’s benefits 43 MANUFACTURERS’ ROUND-UP Safety first Reports on the latest innovations 47 Why it’s best to avoid a business breakdown AA MARKETING 64 SAFER ROADS Sound road sense EuroRAP is encouraging infrastructure developments 66 FLEET SAFETY Management opportunities 68 Putting the brakes on slow service Kwik-Fit Fleet’s swift response to drivers’ needs 70 Back seat driving The Health and Safety Executive on managing occupational road risk 73 Don’t give thieves a window of opportunity RAC AUTO WINDSCREENS LTD 76 Steering towards the future Graham Feest, AIRSO 78 A road safety secret Graham Feest, AIRSO 80 TRAINING &EDUCATION Training for tomorrow John Leigh believes responsible driving should be part of the school curriculum 83 Maintaining a profile Jim Kirkwood, DriveTech (UK) 86 Stay abreast of the law with BSM BSM FLEET TRAINING 88 Going public on training success Mark Edwards, IAM Fleet 90 TYRE SAFETY &TECHNOLOGY Getting a grip on the tyre tread depth debate CONTINENTAL TYRE GROUP LTD 92 Treading carefully Tyre Industry Council 95 Keep on running GOODYEAR GREAT BRITAIN 98 Safety first … puncture protection Protex UK’s puncture protection system 100 Sound business sense saves lives HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL ROAD SAFETY TEAM 103 Slow down for life with the KENT & MEDWAYSAFETY CAMERA PARTNERSHIP 108 Business drivers DORSET SAFETY CAMERA PARTNERSHIP 110 Reducing the risks INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED MOTORISTS 112 Going by the book TRL TRAINING 114 LEGISLATION UPDATE Coming up … What the future has in store 116 FLEET CASE STUDIES Putting risk management policies into practice 120 JOURNEY PLANNING Time to think Chris Cordery, Aurora Training and Development Services 128 Waking up to the dangers Driver stress, fatigue and speeding are all causes of crashes 130 Easing the administrative burden ALD Automotive equipping all new vehicles with in-car telemetry 134 Ford Mainwaring Case study 136 Wake up calls The Awake organisation works to promote well-being and alertness at work 137 Opening a box of tricks Lex Vehicle Leasing 138 Cutting costs and keeping safe TALEX 140 Sit back, relax and stay safe Road testing the TALEX safety camera detection system 142 NEWS ROUND-UP A look at the latest safety-related issues 143 MOTORCYCLING Strategies for safety A National Motorcycling Strategy aims to encourage safer riding 156 Lights, camera, industry action! Samantha Tyson-Evans, Motor Cycle Industry Association 158