VEHICLE & FLEET SAFETY
FLEET SAFETY FIRST
Take a look at the new safety solution launched by Masternaut and SmartWitness in a bid to enhance driver safety for all fleet vehicles.
Masternaut and SmartWitness have teamed up to offer integrated telematics and camera technology for all fleet vehicles. The firm’s have joined forces to launch the safety solution product in light of UK accident data released in June this year by the Department of Transport. The research revealed an overall increase of 6% in road casualties in 2014, the first increase since 1997. HGVs, LCVs and vans also saw an increase of 10% in casualties.
Speaking about this trend Steve Towe, Chief Commercial Officer and UK Managing Director, Masternaut said: “It’s clear that more needs to be done to prevent road casualties and make sure more people get home safely, particularly when it comes to regulatory compliance and ensuring duty of care. Health and safety takes prime importance, and considering that driving is one of the most dangerous professions in the UK, having an integrated safety solution that can drastically reduce road risk and collisions is common sense.”
According to the Association of British Insurers, there are between 4.5 and 5 million insured commercial vehicles in the UK, with over 800,000 claims made per year. That works out to be more than 2,000 incidents per day. This represents a big cost to UK companies, particularly if the claim is bogus. The introduction of driver training and collision prevention systems can eliminate this.
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The combined safety solution offers driver behaviour, training and feedback, as well as recordings for accidents that detail what happens before, during and after a collision.
Steve Towe added: “The solution gives fleets both a proactive and preventative measure for reducing collisions and improving driver safety. Masternaut is providing driver feedback, both in-cab and through ongoing training to improve driver behaviour, to help prevent accidents.
“Masternaut telematics helped to cut G4S’s accident rate by 20%, with the data powering its driver training policy. SmartWitness provides post- accident decision making, helping to easily identify who is at fault and evaluating whether you make a claim, fight a claim or protect the business from bogus claims.”
The in-cab camera technology, filmed through the SmartWitness KP1 camera, is court admissible evidence, and can help protect drivers from the burden of pre-meditated staged accidents, false or exaggerated whiplash claims, conflicting reports of actual events, and driving offence allegations.
The SmartWitness KP1 camera pairs with Masternaut Connect to provide drivers with video evidence of an accident on the Masternaut platform, where data can then be downloaded from the vehicle through an SD card and viewed in HD quality. The camera records what happens before, during and after an accident and records the
driver’s view of the road, the vehicle location, the impact force of the accident and the driving style including speeding, braking, acceleration, cornering.
The camera attaches to the inside of the windscreen with a high strength adhesive pad, and Masternaut can install the camera and the MT400 device at the same time, reducing the time the vehicle spends off-road.
Alex Rothwell, Chief Technology Officer at Masternaut said: “The camera evidence provided through the SmartWitness technology is a huge help for drivers who have a vehicle accident, whether it’s for an insurance purposes or defending false claim by another driver. Demand for camera integration in cars, van and lorries is increasing, and we’re glad to deliver further safety enhancements that are both preventative and retrospective by offering integrated SmartWitness cameras to Masternaut customers across the market.”
Paul Singh, SmartWitness CEO, said: “Just 2% of incidents caught on SmartWitness cameras result in disputed insurance claims against an industry norm of 40% of all motor claims. It enables SmartWitness to achieve big savings on insurance for drivers. We are delighted to be providing integrated telematics and camera technology with Masternaut and delivering added value for fleets.”
www.masternaut.com
www.smartwitness.co.uk
www.tomorrowshs.com
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