Tiredness

UK van drivers are overworked and overwhelmed, finds Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles survey

UK van drivers are overworked and overwhelm...

Nov 08, 2024Comments off

One quarter of the UK’s van drivers (24%) have faced depression or mental health issues caused by work in the past year, according to a

Traffic on A414 dual-carriageway

Research aims to reduce road crashes caused...

Aug 21, 2023Comments off

A new research project is aiming to reduce road crashes caused by sleepiness through monitoring shift-workers who drive either as part of their work, or

Wreckage of M11 collision

Tired HGV driver jailed for collision that ...

Jul 21, 2023Comments off

A lorry driver who denied he was too tired to drive, has been jailed for 28 months for causing a motorway collision in which a

Three tips to avoid the most common HGV acc...

Jun 07, 2022Comments off

Driving a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) is an important responsibility. If an HGV gets into an accident, the weight and power of the vehicle involved

Driving Simulator

Driving when tired: how dangerous is it?

Feb 24, 2022Comments off

Hazard anticipation, speed control and awareness of other road users are severely reduced for drivers who take the wheel whilst tired, even when they think