WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU?

Distracted Driving

AgendaProblems

Consequences

Solutions

Problems

It Can and Does HappenA business owner gave his 19-year-old son a

company-owned vehicle to use for the weekend.

Two fatalities

Motor vehicle crashes are the

#1 cause of work related

deaths in America. (National Safety Council 2012)

Distracted driving accounts for an

estimated 421,000 accidents and

over 3,000 deaths every year. (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts Research Note, Distracted Driving 2012 & distracted driving.gov)

Americans send 6 billion text

messages every day. (U.S. Consumers Send Six Billion Text Messages a Day. CTIA, 2013)

People who text and drive are

23.2 times more likely to crash.(Virginia Tech – 2009)

Drivers on a cell phone have slower

reaction times than someone with a

.08 blood alcohol content (the legal limit

in all 50 states).

(National Safety Council, 2012)

What is the most important text you

have ever sent or received?

Was it worth dying for?

Was it worth killing for?

Consequences

Jury awards and settlements cost

businesses billions of dollars!

Bodily injury

Pain and suffering

Medical costs

Mental anguish

Disability benefits

Legal fees

Survivor benefits

Punitive damages

Loss of income

Consequences beyond the courtroom!Increased Insurance Premiums

Loss Profitability

Lost Customers

Lost Productivity

Business Closure

Damaged Reputation

Damaged Vehicles

Injured Employees

Consequences beyond the courtroom!

Who didn’t make it home?

Who can no longer walk?

Who buried a child?

Who will live with chronic pain?

Whose life was changed forever?

It’s the

People…

Do you want to change your

employees’ attitudes and

behaviors?

Solutions

Step #1

Adopt a Policy

Why?

Businesses must take

responsibility…

Step #1

Adopt a Policy

Driving Policy

Businesses must take

responsibility…

Mobile Device

Policy for Driving

Step #1

Adopt a Policy

Step #2

Hold an Employee Meeting

Video

Trainer Outline

Employee Handout

Employee Quiz

Step #2

Hold a Safety Mtg

Step #2

Hold a Safety Mtg

Step #3

Leverage Technology

Aegis Mobility

FleetSafer®

Step #3

Leverage Technology

SummaryProblems

Consequences

Solutions

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