Lexington, KY — Drivers of utility vans, tow vans, and different mild and medium-weight vans might use safety coaching, based on a group from the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center.
The researchers analyzed incident and damage information from state employees’ compensation first report of damage claims, in addition to damage narratives from drivers.
They discovered that drivers of sunshine vans (these weighing 10,000 kilos or much less) and medium-weight vans (10,000 to 26,000 kilos) had greater FROI charges than drivers of vans weighing greater than 26,000 kilos.
Unlike drivers of heavy vans, drivers of sunshine and medium-weight vans aren’t required to finish federally mandated coaching. They additionally are usually youthful. Younger drivers of sunshine and medium-weight vans had greater FROI charges in contrast with counterparts who function heavy vans.
Crashes involving mild/medium-weight vans mostly concerned being rear-ended, working crimson lights and handing over entrance of different automobiles.
“Because of this, the researchers recommend that employers of light and medium drivers provide targeted trainings to drivers with previous crashes that address distracted driving and emphasize rear-end crash prevention,” a KIPRC press launch states.
Terry Bunn, principal investigator and director of KIPRC, means that “national regulations can be developed and implemented” for the rising variety of drivers of sunshine and medium-weight vans.
The research was printed on-line within the National Safety Council’s Journal of Safety Research.
