Crash Fatalities Surge: Is Complacency Killing Us?
“One-hundred deaths every day should outrage us. Why are we O.K. with this? Complacency is killing us.”
By Art Liggio, President, Driving Dynamics
According to a recent report by the National Safety Council, for the first time in 10 years there were more than 40,000 traffic fatalities in the United States. This 2016 statistic represents a 6 percent increase over 2015 and sadly, 2015’s increase in fatalities was 7.2 percent above 2014. Another sobering fact related to 2015 is that the increase that year was the largest percentage increase in nearly 50 years.
Many articles seem to suggest that a contributing factor to this upward trend is that Americans are driving more than in previous years. On the surface this seems logical, however, when you look at further analyses compiled by NHTSA, which includes the equalizing measurement of fatality crashes per million miles, the story does not get any better.
ARI WatchList® Notifies Fleet Managers of Critical Events in Real Time
The new tool gives companies the power to manage exceptions faster than ever before, which saves time and money.
Any fleet manager’s job would be exponentially easier if there was a way to have eyes on each of the company’s vehicles at all times so that any service or logistical issues could be addressed immediately.
Recognizing that time is money when it comes to significant events that impact a fleet, ARI® has introduced ARI WatchList®, a new tool available via the ARI insights® portal to ARI clients currently using its Accident Management and Telematics programs.
Knock Out Writer’s Block
By Wendy Eichenbaum
We’ve all been there. The deadline for your document is looming. You start a new blank document in MS Word, type a few sentences, but don’t know what to write next. After staring at that white screen for a while, you walk away, hoping something will come to you later.
This is an all too familiar scenario for many people. We sit down and expect to start writing. Why is that? In school, we were taught to research a topic, and then write an essay that met a certain format. But when it came time to put pen to paper, we froze up trying to make sense out of our disparate pieces of research.
Writer’s block is not your inability to compose a sentence. Instead, it’s a sign that you have not given yourself the time to consider, analyze, and organize your research. If we give ourselves the time to brainstorm and organize, then writing the sentences will feel like a natural progression.
Uber to Suspend Autonomous Tests After Arizona Accident
Uber Technologies Inc. is suspending its self-driving car program after one of its autonomous vehicles was involved in a high-impact crash in Tempe, Arizona, the latest incident for a company reeling from multiple crises.
In a photo posted on Twitter, one of Uber’s Volvo self-driving SUVs is pictured on its side next to another car with dents and smashed windows.
An Uber spokeswoman confirmed the incident, and the veracity of the photo, and added that the ride-hailing company is suspending its autonomous tests in Arizona until it completes its investigation and pausing its Pittsburgh operations.
LeasePlan USA Announces New Chief Commercial Officer
LeasePlan USA has appointed Ricardo Fonzaghi as new Chief Commercial Officer, overseeing the company’s sales and client relations teams.
“Ricardo has delivered savings and quality improvements to clients by analyzing and understanding the financial, competitive and process sides and consolidating this into a results-focused solution,” said Jeff Schlesinger, president and CEO for LeasePlan USA. “We look forward to continued growth and client loyalty under his leadership.”
