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Driving the Risk Out of Public Fleet Management: Change Behavior, Improve Road Safety, Impact the Bottom Line
Driver risk management solutions, assisted by in-cab video, are enabling municipalities to improve driver behavior. Video and audio evidence reveals what actually happened in collisions and "he said/she said" service issues -- exonerating drivers who are not at fault and supporting claims of process inefficiencies. These approaches are proven to improve driver safety and improve your bottom line.
Interview with Del Lisk, Vice-President
The system is the implementation of a cab-mounted camera that shows two images, one of the operator and the other of the road ahead. The camera routinely records in a closed loop manner, mostly recording over its data. However, whenever the system is triggered by bad driving, e.g., hard braking, swerving and more, the camera 'grabs' a 12-second clip of the occurrence. This allows management review of potentially dangerous situations, accidents, near-misses, etc. Based on what is seen, operators may be counseled on better driving practices or other appropriate action taken. In the case of accidents, there is proof positive of whatever occurred. According to Lisk, as well as fleet managers who have used the system, this is a method that offers a large prevention component since it documents risky driving behavior that would otherwise not be uncovered unless an accident occurs. In the following audio interview with Lisk, you will get an overview of the advantages this type of monitoring provides, how it is received by drivers and should be implemented by management, and the type of safety improvements a fleet manager might expect to receive.
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Del Lisk, Vice-President of DriveCam, Inc., may be reached by calling 858.380.3009. His email address dlisk@drivecam.com.
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In this interview based on his APWA 2009 seminar, Del Lisk examines driver risk management solutions assisted by in-cab video technologies. The DriveCam system is an effective technological way to manage driver risk that offers a number of benefits. These include a method of revealing "mystery damage" and exonerating drivers in traffic accident and other situations.
