by Michael Bragg | May 8, 2019 | Dashcam Videos, Reports & References, Safety
Source: TheDenverChannel.com, April 29, 2019GOLDEN, Colo. – The driver of a semi going eastbound on I-70 near Colorado Mills Parkway hit speeds upward of 85 miles per hour before causing a deadly and fiery crash that left four people dead and many others injured...
by Michael Bragg | Apr 22, 2019 | BrightFleet™, Distracted Driving, Health & Road Safety™, SaferTeenDriver™, Safety
Written by Scott Marshall (@SafeDriver) I’ve been known to be so consumed in what I’m doing that I won’t hear someone speak to me. I doubt I’m the only person that has had that happen to them. I’ve been told I have selected hearing. Apparently I’ve been told that many...
by Michael Bragg | Apr 19, 2019 | BrightFleet™, Defensive Driving, Driver Training, Health & Road Safety™, Human Resources, Safety, Training & Onboarding
Employee Commuting Safety has a Direct Affect on Employer Heath-Care and Insurance CostsEmployer health-care spending for car crashes was nearly $14 billion in 2013, including insurance costs. Another $13 billion was spent on sick leave and life and disability...
by Michael Bragg | Apr 18, 2019 | BrightFleet™, Distracted Driving, SaferTeenDriver™, Safety
Written by Scott Marshall (@SafeDriver) In recent years, distracted driving has overcome impaired driving as a major cause of road injuries and fatalities. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Similar to using alcohol or drugs, using a cell phone can become quite...
by Michael Bragg | Apr 9, 2019 | BrightFleet™, Defensive Driving, Pedestrian Safety, Safety
Written by Scott Marshall (@SafeDriver) For decades we’ve all heard about defensive driving. Everyone seems to have been taught this when they learned to drive. Well, so they think. “Defensive driving” seems to be the catch phrase when drivers speak of their driving...
by Michael Bragg | Apr 5, 2019 | BrightFleet™, Distracted Driving, Pedestrian Safety, Safety
Many people, including perhaps yourself, believe you can safely and accurately drive while texting. If that’s your belief, I need to share a few facts about distracted driving with you. Written by Scott Marshall (@SafeDriver) We all have certain beliefs. Sometimes...
by Michael Bragg | Apr 1, 2019 | BrightFleet™, Distracted Driving, Pedestrian Safety, Safety
April is #DistractedDrivingAwarenessMonth – and we are making our Avoiding Distracted Driving course available FREE for new users. Click below, and use the coupon code “APRIL2019” during checkout to get this course for free....
by Michael Bragg | Mar 20, 2019 | BrightFleet™, Human Resources, Reports & References, Safety
The global recession has ended, and economic growth has returned to many OECD-countries. In some countries, for example the United States, the number of traffic fatalities has increased in recent years RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNEMPLOYMENT AND TRAFFIC FATALITIES (EXCERPT)...
by Michael Bragg | Mar 1, 2019 | BrightFleet™, Defensive Driving, Safety
https://brightfleet.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/HighFirstBrahmancow.webm A uncontrolled highway pileup can quickly turn your winter driving trip into a nightmare. Whether the wreck involves dozens of cars and trucks, or just a few, the results could be deadly. To...
by Michael Bragg | Feb 11, 2019 | BrightFleet™, Defensive Driving, Distracted Driving, Health & Road Safety™, Safety
There’s a hazard lurking on our highways and roads. One that causes over 100,000 accidents a year yet isn’t rightfully acknowledged like well-known road hazards such as drunk driving and texting while driving. This hazard is drowsy driving – a...
by Michael Bragg | Feb 11, 2019 | Defensive Driving, Driver Training, Health & Road Safety™, Safety
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety recently released a study (pdf) where 46% of 3,303 drivers responding to the survey self-assess that they have nodded off while driving at some point in their lives, with nearly 10% admitting to nodding off behind the wheel at...
by Michael Bragg | Feb 6, 2019 | Defensive Driving, Distracted Driving, Safety
Remove snow from every window, mirror, light, and all wheels so you don’t make winter driving any more dangerous than it already is. If you’ve ever driven after a snowstorm, you’ve seen it, snow covered windows making it impossible for the driver to...
by Michael Bragg | Feb 5, 2019 | Intersection Safety, Pedestrian Safety, Reports & References
Everyone is a pedestrian at some point. Every time you leave your house, walk into a store, cross the street with your child, go for a jog or walk through a park, you are a pedestrian. While fatalities from traffic crashes have decreased over the past decade, the...
by Michael Bragg | Jan 29, 2019 | Dashcam Videos, Defensive Driving, Distracted Driving, Safety
Roads go from three lanes to two lanes or two lanes to one lane all the time – it’s called a “lane drop”. The wrong way to handle this is to drive until the very end of the lane that’s ending, and then try to merge at the last possible...
by Michael Bragg | Jan 22, 2019 | Defensive Driving, Intersection Safety, Reports & References, Safety
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 888: Development of Roundabout Crash Prediction Models and Methods provides crash prediction models that quantify the expected safety performance of roundabouts for motorized and non-motorized...
