There’s no question that driving is a dangerous activity. But despite the massive amount of hazardous energy involved in driving, most people are quite comfortable getting behind the wheel without fear. Unless you’ve recently experienced a close call or an accident, your driving-related judgment is likely clouded by complacency to the extent that you’re not…
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The Most Dangerous Time of Day for Driving May Surprise You
For many people, driving is a daily part of life. And because we’re behind the wheel so often, it’s easy to get complacent and forget that driving is a huge responsibility—the driver holds in his or her hands the lives of their passengers and of others on the road. No matter how experienced or well-trained…
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What Impact Does Distracted Driving Have on Cyclists?
Spring is almost here and as the days get longer and warmer, you’ll see more people emerge from their winter hibernation to start walking, running or riding a bicycle. But with these activities come some unintended misfortune. It seems every spring the newspapers use many versions of the same headline: CYCLIST STRUCK BY CAR. Riding…
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Learn How Multitasking is a Myth at the Arizona Distracted Driving Awareness Summit
Distracted driving is an ever-growing crisis on North American roads, so the Arizona Distracted Driving Awareness Summit hopes to lead the way towards change. This event brings together citizens, law enforcement agencies, legislators, elected officials, and numerous other state and national organizations to find a way to reduce and eliminate distracted driving. One of the…
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Why Texting and Driving Is Not a Skill You Can Acquire
Phone use behind the wheel is one of the biggest causes of car crashes in America. Although it’s hard to be exact, it’s probable that at least a quarter of car crashes (over 2.5 million) are caused by drivers either talking on their phones or texting. The research Even when drivers know the risk of…
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6 Fundamentals for an Anti-Distracted Driving Campaign
If you work in transit, run a taxi service, or manage a freight delivery or shipping service, many of the employees under your supervision spend the majority of their workday on the road. And that likely means you spend a lot of time considering how to reduce the risks of distracted driving. However, you don’t…
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Danny Smith Tackles Distracted Driving in Ohio
The Ohio Bureau of Worker Compensation is the organizer of the largest and longest-running occupational safety, health and workers’ compensation event in the Midwest—The Ohio Safety Congress & Expo. This year’s event offers three days of over 200 educational sessions led by inspiring speakers and over 200 exhibitors. SafeStart’s own Danny Smith will present session…
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Effective Toolbox Talks About Driving Safety Have These Things in Common
Safety meetings are an opportunity for the manager or employer of a driving fleet to have all their workers in the same room at once, even if it’s only for a brief conversation before their shift begins. By conducting short and informal talks about driving safety, staff supervisors and safety professionals can strategically reinforce key…
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Has This Big Cause of Driving Fatalities Been Overshadowed?
You’d be forgiven if you didn’t notice that a single driving issue is the cause of 31% of all vehicle-related fatalities. After all, in the National Safety Council’s Injury Facts 2016 this one problem only took up two pages of the 210-page book. It seems that just about everyone has zoomed in on distracted driving…
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Who’s Influencing Aggressive Driving? It’s Not Who You Think.
We’ve all seen the effects of aggressive driving and road rage. Many companies with extensive fleets conduct some sort of driver safety training. Most of these fleet safety programs focus on the what, where and when of driver safety. But all too often they miss out on an important question—who? Many employee driving safety programs…
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Prepare Workers for Winter Driving by Addressing 4 Changing Factors
Driving requires concentration, awareness, and an environment that is free from distraction. This is especially true as the winter weather sets in. The cold affects both vehicles and drivers; extra stopping distance is required and turns can be compromised by ice and snow. When the streets and highways are icy drivers must be prepared to…
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Danny Smith Discusses the Cause and Cure for Distracted Driving
The 23rd Annual Georgia Safety, Health and Environmental Conference will soon be underway with SafeStart Senior Safety Consultant Danny Smith commanding the Safety Track with The Cause & Cure for Distracted Driving on Friday September 23 from 8 am to 9 am in Ballroom B. With over 50 presentations by industry leaders divided into five…
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11 Distracted Driving Awareness Commercials and PSAs
Distracted driving is a terrifyingly common problem. It’s estimated that 10% of drivers are distracted by cellphones at any given moment. And phones aren’t even the biggest cause of distraction. Efforts to reduce the prevalence of distracted driving come in all sizes, from government-run public awareness campaigns to guides for safety professionals on how to…
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Mental Multitasking and Driving Without Awareness
This is an adapted excerpt from our free guide on distracted driving. Combating distracted driving requires a lot more than keeping the cellphone out of reach when you’re in the car. In fact, it starts before you or your employees set foot in your vehicle. It’s important for safety professionals to understand exactly what distraction…
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Are Phantom Calls Driving You To Distraction?
By now there’s no denying that using handheld devices while driving is dangerous. Cell phones are responsible for a significant portion of incidents on the road—nearly a quarter of all incidents in 2013. And research continues to emerge that suggests that it’s just as dangerous to talk on a phone over Bluetooth as it is…
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The Hidden Danger of Winter Driving
Winter brings with it a whole host of problems, from the risk of frostbite to an increase in ice-related slips and falls. But one hazard that’s often overlooked has nothing to do with freezing temperatures. It goes without saying that as the days get shorter and the nights get longer, the more people have to…
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4 Resources for Distracted Driving Awareness Month
We’re halfway through Distracted Driving Awareness month and hopefully you’ve been able to bring attention to this serious issue. To help sustain this initiative over the next few weeks, here’s a brief roundup of four great resources that highlight how distracted driving puts everyone on the road at risk—and one that outlines some practical solutions.…
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Driving Like a Life Is On the Line
This week’s safety story is a personal one. Krista Bartlett is a pulp and paper industry specialist at SafeStart and she’s used to hearing clients tell SafeStart stories. But today she’s going to tell one of her own—and it’s about a time when it was more than just her own well-being on the line. My…
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Top 10 Causes of Distracted Driving—and What They All Have in Common
It’s no surprise that distracted driving is a major cause of car-related injuries and deaths. In fact, it’s estimated that roughly 25% of motor vehicle accident fatalities are a result of distracted driving. But what causes us to be distracted while driving in the first place? A Pennsylvania-based insurance company examined data from the Fatality Analysis…
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Study claims daydreaming while driving more dangerous than texting
“Daydreaming”, or in SafeStart terms, “Mind not on Task” is cited as more dangerous than texting while driving in a new study from Erie Insurance which is being given a fair bit of attention in various news and media outlets around the globe, including NBC, Prevention, The Globe and Mail and Yahoo News (click each…
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3 Techniques for Brushing off Winter Complacency
Winter brings with it a number of well-known hazards, including ice and slush—both of which increase the risk of slip incidents. It also brings frigid conditions that can cause cold stress, which is a major problem for people who work outdoors. The winter solstice means shorter days, leading to fatigue and higher rates of driving…
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Use Your Digital Display to Stay Healthy This November
November is here, bringing with it a number of seasonal human factors risks, each worthy of highlighting in toolbox talks and digital display presentations. Starting with daylight saving time, which occurs the first Sunday of the month, and ending with Thanksgiving, the final stretch of autumn can be marked by fatigue, rushing and frustration. The…
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How to Overcome Major Fitness Barriers and Improve Safety
Prioritizing our health is difficult. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) says fewer than half of adult Americans meet the minimum guidelines for aerobic physical activity. And it’s easy to understand why. Between balancing work and home life, finding the time and energy to exercise can seem impossible. According to the CDC, the most common…
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Digital Reminders to Keep Pedestrians Safe This October
October is here, school has been back in session for a while and summer vacations are in the rearview mirror. We’re acclimating to the fall weather and settling into our regular work routines. There’s a comfort to the season, but don’t be lulled into a false sense of security—it’s also a time when complacency to…
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Are You Ready for Hurricane Season?
Batten down the hatches, it’s hurricane season! Starting in the spring and continuing into late autumn, this window of severe weather generally reaches its violent peak in the late days of summer. And with 2024 already producing catastrophic storms like Hurricane Beryl, it’s important to make sure you’re ready for the chance of high winds,…
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How to Curb the Human Cost of Cybersafety Hazards
Cybercrime is an issue of digital safety When we talk about safety we generally confine our conversations to the physical world. But as our lives become increasingly digital, bringing more and more workplaces online, new dangers are emerging. While cyberthreats might seem like intangible forces that only affect computer systems and are too abstract to…
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August Digital Display Topics Centered Around Human Factors in Traffic Safety
Driving is a 24/7 safety concern, so it’s always a relevant topic to discuss in your workplace, and August is a particularly opportune time to focus on human factors and traffic. National Traffic Safety Month and Brake Safety Awareness Month both occur in August and the first week is dedicated to keeping folks reactive to…
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The Ultimate Safety Guide to Preparing for Severe Thunderstorms
It’s thunderstorm season! Actually, it’s a bit tricky to narrow thunderstorms down to one specific season since they happen year-round, but they are most common in the spring and summer months, typically during the afternoon and evening hours. Since most people have experienced a thunderstorm, regardless of where they live, there is a high level…
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5 Tactics to Make Employees Feel Comfortable Talking About Safety
While it can be tempting to reduce safety to a set of best practices and regulatory checkboxes, we all know that an engaged workforce is an important key to maintaining a low-risk workplace. That’s easier said than done—getting hurt, making a mistake, or experiencing a near miss make for great stories and collective learning opportunities…
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Getting a Pulse on Digital Display Presentation Ideas for June
June is here, bringing countless summer safety messages to deliver throughout your workplace. Motorcycle and trailer safety make for great June toolbox talk topics. Same with ergonomics while driving. Lightning Safety Awareness Week is in June and it’s National Safety Month too. When it comes to your monthly digital display presentation refresh, there are so…