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xcel
04-16-2009, 09:36 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg Training to improve both safety and fuel economy. (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=201285)

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Honda_Class_8_OTR_diesel_Hybrid_truck.jpgWayne Gerdes – CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) – April 16, 2009

Big rig drivers should be slowing down and increasing following distances after their behind the wheel safety training.

Redwood Shores, CA. -- GreenRoad (greenroad.com), a company dedicated to improving “Over the Road” drivers behavior, has entered into a relationship with Fleet Response, a leader in custom designed accident management and safety services. Fleet Response will offer GreenRoad’s driver improvement service to its thousands of existing, as well as new, corporate fleet drivers.

Fleet Response provides accident management, vehicle maintenance and driver safety programs of its won as well as accident data analysis, to fleets nationwide. Fleet Response is the industry’s first provider to incorporate GreenRoad’s service.

GreenRoad enables risk and safety professionals to implement corporate driving policies focusing on safety and efficiency.

“Changing driving behavior is the most immediate and cost-effective way for fleets to reduce vehicle collision costs and improve fuel economy,” said Scott Mawaka, president and COO, Fleet Response. “GreenRoad’s service complements our offering by helping fleets gain insight into what is happening on the road in a way that will directly impact their bottom line. GreenRoad adds an important preventive component to our solutions for the fleet, risk management and insurance industries.”

Commercial fleets that implement the GreenRoad service typically achieve an immediate 54 percent reduction in the frequency and severity of at-fault crashes and a seven to eleven percent improvement in fuel economy. GreenRoad’s system is fully scalable and deployed in thousands of vehicles across commercial fleets in the U.S. and Europe.

Earthling
04-16-2009, 10:56 AM
This type of high-tech, rigorous training makes sense for teen drivers. It would be cheaper for society to pay for it, rather than pay for what happens in our existing system, which provides woefully inadequate training and the inevitable carnage that ensues.

Other drivers who are dangerous based on their driving records would have to use the system, and pay for it out of their pockets. This isn't much different than having poor drivers pay more for insurance.

DUI types would have to pay for the system and be monitored closely to make sure they drive sober.

I like it. Like I said, it's not about freedom, it's about not killing each other on the road.

Harry



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