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DRIVING FOR WORK : SAFER SPEED POLICY
Advice for employers and line managers to ensure their staff do not drive at inappropriate speed.
http://www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/workspeed.pdf

DRIVING FOR WORK : MOBILE PHONES
Advice for employers and line managers on their staff using mobile phones while driving on work journeys.
http://www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/workmobiles.pdf

DRIVING FOR WORK - SAFE JOURNEY PLANNER
Helps employers and line managers to ensure that the organisation's road journeys are properly planned and safely completed.
http://www.rospa.com/roadsafety/info/worksafejourney.pdf

An online U.S. Military handbook gives several

chapters of useful advice, as follows:

Chapter 4:   Good Driving Practices

Chapter 5:   Safe Distances and Passing

Chapter 6:   Intersections

Chapter 7:   Pedestrians, Bicyclists and Animals

Chapter 8:   Operating Practices and Maneuvers 

(Hill Starts, Steering and Turning, Braking and

Stopping, Backing [a truck], Turning Around [ditto], 

Parallel Parking, and personal responsibility for 

safe driving.)

Chapter 9:   Emergencies  (Blowouts, Skids, Running

Off The Pavement, Brake Failure, Vehicle Fires.)

Chapter 11: Hazards and Safety Measures  (Night

Driving; Bad Weather; Other Seasonal Hazards;

Secondary Roads; Smoking, Eating and Drinking;

Overloading and Overcrowding; School Buses, 

Emergency Vehicles; Breakdowns; and Safety 

Procedures.)

The NY Department of Transportation provides

Ten Tips for Safe Driving in Work Zones, almost

all of which apply in any country.

On the Drive And Stay Alive website

"Braking Requires Decisive Footwork --

Firm, early action is always a wise tactic"

An article by Alan Sidorov.

Joining the Highway, by DSA staff

Tips for Safe Night Driving, from the MVLC

Also see our Bad Driving Advice page!

 

 

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