Useful road safety tips

Trucking companies and fleet operators know the general road safety tips by heart.

Over time, it’s only normal that your memory should be freshned up a bit and to that end, what better way to review the latest road safety tips than visiting the following, finely crafted, governmental web sites.

UK Department for Transport
THINK! Road Safety

Transport Canada
Road Safety – Hot Topics

Road and Traffic Authority, NSW
Australian Road Safety

US Department of Transport
General Safety Information
Road Safety overseas (very useful)

EUROPA – European Commission
Road Safety Action Programme

Overall, the message is clear: follow the regulation, think before you take to the road and use your good judgement, especially when driving a large truck. From country to country, the challenges are similar. Excessive speed, lack of judgment, health problems (including alcohol and drugs) mixed with the all too frequent failure to observe basic road regulations have claimed way too many lives in the past years.

Governments have taken a strong stand against road-related deaths and these web sites will help you make sure you or someone around you isn’t one of them.

These online road safety information repositories are also quite useful if you need to follow the latest driving regulations. You may want to bookmark their new feeds for quick access.

Keep in mind that driving in densely populated areas, like Singapore, means you’ll have to deal with countless pedestrians. To make each run downtown a little safer, perhaps reminding yourself of some basic road safety advice for pedestrians could prove useful.

Knowledge is power, on the road and off!

Tags: road safety, safety advice, pedestrians, cars, regulations, good judgement, transportation