On-the-job crashes, especially rear-ending, are down for this Houston-area employer since distracted driving simulator introduced
No game: Comcast reduces technician accidents with texting simulator
— Houston Chronicle, May 3, 2019
Tag: Workplace
Preventing drowsy driving (and crashes) — rest areas are key to integrated road safety system: Commentary
Rest areas reduce crash rate
— Big Rigs, August 7, 2018
Mixed bag on Chicago Transit Authority’s enforcement of phone ban for on-duty employees: Investigation
Despite ‘zero-tolerance’ crackdown, CTA drivers crash while on phones, keep jobs
— Chicago Sun-Times, July 27, 2018
Distracted Deputy: With new evidence, LA County will pay settlement to family of cyclist killed by cop driving Sheriff Dept’s patrol car
Family of cyclist killed by L.A. sheriff’s deputy driving patrol car to be paid $12 million
— Los Angeles Times, May 30, 2018
Is employer libel for sending a distracting text to employee behind the wheel?
Could businesses be sued for texting employees who are driving?
— Detroit Free Press, December 29, 2017
‘Every Second Counts’ on the road, but work gets in the way: Survey
Workplace Pressures Add To Distracted Driving, Travelers Survey Finds
— Hartford Courant, November 8, 2017
Top-down approach: Employer-based policies that ban driver’s device-use
No cellphones while driving
— Health+Safety, November 2017
Jump in rate of US workplace fatalities occurring on roadways fueled by phones, expose regulatory void
Rise in on-the-Job Motor Vehicle Deaths Spurs Safety Concerns
— Bloomberg News, August 30, 2017