The Deadliest Days on the RoadIt’s well known that law enforcement officers patrol the roads in force during the holidays, but statistics show it’s with good reason. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s study of traffic between 1986 and 2002, 40,000 people in the U.S. died each year on the road with holidays being among the worst times to travel. However, the information has helped troopers and drivers prepare, and the numbers have been improving as a result. Read more.
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Paving the Way to Safer Roads
With advancements in cell phone technology, distracted driving has been an increasing and misunderstood trend. In fact, findings from a recent NSC public opinion poll indicate 80% of drivers across America incorrectly believe that hands-free devices are safer than using a handheld phone.
Learn why distracted driving, regardless if it's hands-free or handheld, is a dangerous threat to roadway safety.
With advancements in cell phone technology, distracted driving has been an increasing and misunderstood trend. In fact, findings from a recent NSC public opinion poll indicate 80% of drivers across America incorrectly believe that hands-free devices are safer than using a handheld phone.
Learn why distracted driving, regardless if it's hands-free or handheld, is a dangerous threat to roadway safety.
Educating Teen Drivers
For teens just learning to drive, car crashes are the No. 1 cause of death - mostly due to inexperience. Graduated Driver Licensing systems are proven to reduce crashes involving teen drivers by as much as 40%, minimizing common risks such as passenger distraction, nighttime driving and cell phone use.
Find more resources to help keep teen drivers safe.
Employers are Taking Action
Millions of people drive as part of their jobs. Some are professionally trained drivers, many are not. If a job does not primarily involve driving, the employee often does not receive the same kind of safety management or engagement in driving safety that others may get.
Employers need to manage the safety of their employees on the roads, just as they manage other risks in the workplace. Start with an understanding of keeping employees safe. The NSC Journey to Safety Excellence incorporates leadership and employee engagement, risk management, safety management systems and measurement.
Defensive Driving Safety Training
Nobody knows driver safety training like the people who pioneered it more than 50 years ago. NSC created the first defensive driving course in 1964 and has been the leader in driver safety training ever since. NSC offers many options for defensive driving safety training for employees who are on the roads day in and day out. Find a Defensive Driving Course.
Off-the-job crashes account for 80% of employer crash-related health benefit costs, and half of crash-related injuries cause employees to miss work. According to Injury Facts, the average economic cost due to a crash was more than $1 million per death and more than $78,000 per nonfatal disabling injury. Employers pay significant costs associated with off-the-job crashes, including decreases in employee health, well-being, and productivity, and increases in lost time from work and insurance costs.
To prevent motor vehicle crashes involving their employees on and off the job, employers should:
Apply principles of the Journey to Safety Excellence
Engage employees to understand the risks they face while driving, take action to address the risks and implement measures to track progress
Offer defensive driving courses and other training specific to the risks faced
Offer programs for employees with alcohol or prescription or illegal drug problems
Enact a corporate cell phone policy to prevent all cell phone use behind the wheel
Enact a policy that requires employees to wear seat belts
Ask NSC experts to assess your organization's road safety systems, and help design and execute a program
Source: National Safety Council
For teens just learning to drive, car crashes are the No. 1 cause of death - mostly due to inexperience. Graduated Driver Licensing systems are proven to reduce crashes involving teen drivers by as much as 40%, minimizing common risks such as passenger distraction, nighttime driving and cell phone use.
Find more resources to help keep teen drivers safe.
Employers are Taking Action
Millions of people drive as part of their jobs. Some are professionally trained drivers, many are not. If a job does not primarily involve driving, the employee often does not receive the same kind of safety management or engagement in driving safety that others may get.
Employers need to manage the safety of their employees on the roads, just as they manage other risks in the workplace. Start with an understanding of keeping employees safe. The NSC Journey to Safety Excellence incorporates leadership and employee engagement, risk management, safety management systems and measurement.
Defensive Driving Safety Training
Nobody knows driver safety training like the people who pioneered it more than 50 years ago. NSC created the first defensive driving course in 1964 and has been the leader in driver safety training ever since. NSC offers many options for defensive driving safety training for employees who are on the roads day in and day out. Find a Defensive Driving Course.
Off-the-job crashes account for 80% of employer crash-related health benefit costs, and half of crash-related injuries cause employees to miss work. According to Injury Facts, the average economic cost due to a crash was more than $1 million per death and more than $78,000 per nonfatal disabling injury. Employers pay significant costs associated with off-the-job crashes, including decreases in employee health, well-being, and productivity, and increases in lost time from work and insurance costs.
To prevent motor vehicle crashes involving their employees on and off the job, employers should:
Apply principles of the Journey to Safety Excellence
Engage employees to understand the risks they face while driving, take action to address the risks and implement measures to track progress
Offer defensive driving courses and other training specific to the risks faced
Offer programs for employees with alcohol or prescription or illegal drug problems
Enact a corporate cell phone policy to prevent all cell phone use behind the wheel
Enact a policy that requires employees to wear seat belts
Ask NSC experts to assess your organization's road safety systems, and help design and execute a program
Source: National Safety Council