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Roadsafe Summer 2006

 

FOREWORD

A long learning curve
Ashley Martin, Editor of RoadSafe

 

CASUALTY REDUCTION

Room for improvement
Adrian Walsh of RoadSafe writes: “a greater commitment to improving road safety is still needed”

 

DUTY OF CARE

Keeping control
Ashley Martin reports that some organisations realise that closer control and monitoring of vehicles used on business is required

 

LEGISLATION UPDATE

Improving road safety
The UK government and the European Commission continue to introduce new legislation

 

MANUFACTURERS’ROUND-UP

Safety first
A looks at some of the safety-related features being pioneered by car makers

 

LIGHT COMMERCIAL

Van power
Light commercial vehicles have historically been the poor relation in comparison to cars when the fitting of safety features is examined. But change is happening

 

OPINION

Advanced thinking
Advanced driver training for business drivers makes sense in the 21st century, says Colin o’Connel, chief examiner of DIAmond Advanced motorists

Testing times
Psychometric tests play a vital role in assessing driver behaviour, says Dr Lisa Dorn, director of DriverMetrics

 

FLEET CASE STUDIES

Putting risk management policies into action

 

SPECIAL FEATURE

Road deaths face full force of the law
RoadSafe met up with the UK’s first police Road Death Investigation Team operated by Hampshire Constabulary

All clear ahead?
Roadside advertising and confusing road signs are proving to be a major danger to drivers

Why traffic jams can damage your health
Traffic stress syndrome is a newly discovered driver disorder

Working to rules
What actions should companies take to implement an alcohol and drugs policy in the workplace?

Dedicated response
Hampshire Constabulary is the first police force in the UK to create a dedicated unit for tackling drivers impaired through drink or drugs

 

INTERVIEW

Standard bearing
John Maxwell, Chairman of The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) talks to RoadSafe on its vision for raising driving standards further

 

ECO DRIVING

Driving the eco-safe way
Eco-safe driving improves road safety, reduces pollution and cuts vehicle operating costs

 

EURO NCAP

Making a point
Whiplash protection set to benefit from more points

Small cars still lack ESP

 

NEWS ROUND-UP

A look at the latest safety-related issues

 

SPECIAL FEATURES

Smart thinking
David Lowe takes a look at digital tachographs and driver smart cards

 

 

Roadsafe Summer 2005/06