#Traffic to work drivers#
#Traffic to work professional#

#Traffic to work drivers#

Those with 80% or less of their total mileage engaged in work driving had, on average, about 13% more crashes than non-work drivers who were otherwise similar in terms of age, sex and mileage. Ĭars and light vans: Research in Britain indicates that car and light van (up to 3,500kg gross vehicle weight) drivers with high proportions of work-related mileage have a 53% greater risk of injury crashes than other drivers of similar age, sex, annual mileage and motorway mileage. Factors may include more stringent training of drivers of tankers for flammable goods, stricter standards for vehicles, and differences in the road and traffic environment in which tankers carrying flammable goods and other heavy goods vehicles travel. ĭangerous goods: Research shows that tankers carrying flammable goods have a 70-80% lower risk of crashes than heavy goods vehicles in general. Lorries, light vehicles, pickups and company cars had a lower risk of involvement than that associated with emergency vehicle, minicab and taxi drivers. An in-depth study in Britain showed that work-related drivers, when considered as a whole, were more likely to actively cause crashes than become involved as blameless or passive participants.

#Traffic to work professional#

In addition, and despite the fact that their rate of death in road crashes is lower than for other groups of road users, professional drivers impose substantial risks on other groups of road users. Risks of crashes and injuriesĪll work-related driving: A Norwegian study found that professional driving is a highly hazardous activity, involving risks far higher than those encountered in virtually any other occupation or most other activities of daily life. Of the work-related road crashes occurring during the past 3 years, the majority of organizations experienced a maximum of 10 crashes with 3% claiming to have had 50 or more crashes. The majority of crashes occurred during travel by peripatetic staff and in the delivery or collection of goods. In a survey of over 1000 organizations in Scotland about work-related road safety, cars were the most common type of vehicle used by organizations, followed by light goods vehicles and then large goods vehicles. The majority of work-related road deaths occur on the public highway. A French study indicated that around 10% of road traffic injuries were sustained during the course of work. More recent data based on journey purpose coding suggests that a figure of around 20% may be more appropriate for those casualties who are directly involved in a work related journey.

Using a very wide definition of work related accidents it was estimated that, in Britain, up to a third of all road crashes involved someone at work. In the United States, Australia, and for EU countries in general, work-related motor vehicle crashes are estimated to contribute at least one quarter to over one third of all work-related deaths. Work-related traffic injury Number of crashes and injuries

Costs of work-related road traffic injuries.