New test for business drivers
June 1st 2006 Company car and van drivers have accident rates 35 to 50% higher than private drivers, and between 800 and 1000 deaths in Britain each year are linked to people being on the road for business, making it the country's biggest occupational health and safety problem.
RoSPA and DriveTech (UK) have joined forces to develop a test to promote better safety among fleet drivers.
ROADTest, the RoSPA Occupational Advanced Driving Test, is designed to set the benchmark for 'at work' driving and is the first training programme to offer a recognised qualification that acknowledges the reality of driving for work purposes.
As well as demonstrating outstanding driving skills, candidates will have to prove their knowledge of issues such as safe speeds, fatigue, drink and drugs, mobile phones and so on. More articles from RoSPA: | 
