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Telematics data has been “very effective” in encouraging behaviour change among drivers and improving fleet safety.
That’s the opinion of Dr Lisa Dorn, associate professor of driver behaviour at Cranfield University.
Speaking at a fleet seminar in Birmingham recently, Dr Dorn told delegates that there was still “a lot of work to be done” to help drivers overcome lapses that either resulted in or increased the risk of crashes.
How telematics improves driver behaviour
Introducing telematics to fleet vehicles was “an excellent way of monitoring behaviour”, she added.
“If drivers are not aware of the danger they are in, how can they be expected to change their behaviour? Telematics data is a good way for fleet managers to provide evidence to address the risk,” Dr Dorn claimed at the seminar hosted by the Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO).
Telematics as a deterrent
Telematics systems offer a comprehensive look into your fleet cabins, and can track a great range of behaviours including harsh breaking, accelerating, and turning. Additionally, the right set of sensors can even monitor your driver’s use of their seatbelt. All these focuses can build a picture of your drivers’ behaviour, and given that driver behaviour correlates so significantly with driver safety, fleet managers can also identify how safely their fleet is operating too.
Dr Dorn also claimed that drivers reverted to bad habits when they knew telematics weren’t present and urged fleets to employ measures that were more in-depth in a bid to improve driver behaviour.
“When not being observed, driver behaviour returns to what it was, hence the benefits of telematics because drivers are being continuously monitored,” Dr Dorn said.
Accountability is important for any business, and whilst some staff may have their doubts about the function of telematics in fleet vehicles, its undeniable that drivers are more likely to abide by a high standard of behaviour when they know they are being monitored.
Talk about driver safety with your team
She urged fleet managers to have weekly conversations with their drivers to reinforce safety messages and prevent them from drifting back to previous habits.
As part of continuous health and safety training, ensuring your drivers are up to date on the latest in driver safety will help to prevent unnecessary mistakes and accidents. While investing in telematics is a great step towards improving the overall safety of your fleet, training is another investment opportunity that shouldn’t be missed.
Dr Dorn concluded that to improve driver behaviour over the long term, fleets needed to combine telematics data and a coach, believing that drivers would eventually ignore the technology if telematics was left in the background.
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Good drivers might be happy to learn that their positive habits behind the wheel not only help to keep them safe, but could make them more attractive as well.
New research from the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has focused on the impact of poor driving on levels of attractiveness in potential partners, with women in particular finding bad driving a turn-off.
A survey of UK road users revealed four out of five women feel the attractiveness of a person is cut in half if they are a poor driver, while 50 per cent of male drivers said the same.
IAM chief executive Sarah Sillars commented: “The results from the survey piqued our interest, so we enlisted … a team of scientists to put the science behind the theory.”
Participants were asked to score the attractiveness of individuals before watching videos of good and bad driving practices by these people. In addition, the physiological responses of the group were recorded.
The results showed that, in the majority of cases, poor driving practices resulted in increased heart rates, pupil dilation and negative body language – all signs that individuals watching the videos were in distress.
When the participants were again asked to score the attractiveness of those they had seen on the screens after the short films, levels of attractiveness for the poor drivers fell considerably.
Furthermore, a breakdown of the most common turn-offs associated with bad driving were highlighted by the study. These included:
illegal overtaking
road rage
poor parking
texting while driving
taking selfies at the wheel
“Bad driving not only has an impact on the safety of our roads, but can also affect your relationships,” Ms Sillars concluded. “Being able to manoeuvre properly and drive carefully should be much higher up on people’s priorities.”
