A new survey has revealed that vehicle-mounted cameras can help reduce accidents for a majority of fleets…
Cameras Reduce Fleet Accidents
Conducted by Bridge Electronics, the survey revealed that fitting camera systems or digital recording devices reduced collisions or near-misses for fleets by an impressive 59%. Moreover, 55% of respondents said the technology improved driver behaviour. A further 44% said it had also helped them with insurance claims. It was also found that 73% of them rated the technology as either a 4 or 5 on a scale between 1 – 5.
That said, there’s still lingering reluctance amongst some operators to use the technology. For instance, one-fifth of the survey’s respondents have no intention of using it. The most commonly cited reason for this (44%) was that they weren’t regarded as being relevant to their operations; despite their broad benefits.
‘Some Way To Go’
Chris Hanson-Abbot chairman BE of Brigade Electronics, commented on the survey’s results. He said, “it’s good to see that the benefits of cameras and other safety technology are being recognised by fleet operators. As cameras on their own are a passive technology that does not alert the driver to act, Brigade always recommends that they are combined with active technology such as sensor systems with driver alerts to reduce collisions”.
He continued, “however, there is still some way to go. Only 47% of fleets have 100% of vehicles fitted with the technology; despite overwhelming evidence they improve safety and save lives. That said, only 2% of operators said their fleets had no safety technology at all, which is encouraging.”
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