{"id":17790,"date":"2021-08-13T15:59:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T15:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/?page_id=17790"},"modified":"2021-08-13T15:59:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T15:59:03","slug":"driving-safety-for-employees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/driving-safety-guide\/driving-safety-for-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving Safety For Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In 2019,\u00a0a tad over 157 million people\u00a0were employed in the U.S. By 2022, about 2 million more employees are expected to join the workforce. The latest Gallop Poll (from 2018) reported that 77% of Americans drove their car to work by themselves, while 6% carpooled to work. By 2019, Bloomberg reported more than three-quarters \u2013 or 76.4% \u2013 of commuters drive to work alone, with an average commute of 27.6 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In San Francisco, 57% of commuters drove to work alone in 2019 and 70% in Chicago plus Portland<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Dept, of Transportation\u2019s Federal Highway Commission, in June 2021, more than a year into the pandemic, travel on roads went up\u2026adding 35.7 billion vehicle miles traveled when compared to June 2020. Traffic was highest in the northeast region, while the least was in the south gulf area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Who drives to work<\/span><\/strong> Driving safety for employees includes a variety of workers including the traditional nine-to-five office professional. Employees drive their own vehicles for a number of work-related activities. Think about the retail store manager who drives to the bank regularly for deposits. Or the realtor who drives to all their showings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How about the receptionists who picks up lunch for everyone. The marketing professional who drives to vendors all the time like a print shop or special-effects studio. The auto insurance agent that makes house calls all the time. The list goes on and on. In fact, in 2019, only 5% of commuters used public transportation to get to work in the U.S. Everyone else is driving!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2020, the New York City subway had daily ridership of about 2 million during the pandemic; over 6,400 subway cars collectively traveled about 325 million miles last year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t forget company-owned vehicles<\/span><\/strong> The list becomes even bigger when you consider all the employees that drive company-owned cars and trucks: the delivery drivers, taxi drivers and chauffeurs, truck drivers, and others. There are even service companies with vehicle fleets such as pest control or housekeeping businesses that let their employee drive their company-owned cars. Plus all the internet, cable tv providers, phone and utilities companies who have their own vans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Driving safety tips for all sorts of employees<\/span><\/strong> \u2022 Practice defensive driving; always look ahead \u2022 Wear a seat belt on every trip, and ask your passengers to buckle up too \u2022 Always be rested before getting behind the wheel, no drowsy driving \u2022 Make sure your prescribed medications don\u2019t affect the way you drive \u2022 If you\u2019re a truck driver, think of your health and safety when deciding how many miles you want to cover in one trip \u2022 No distracted driving: no texting, no phone calls, no drinking and driving \u2022 Always drive within speed limits, and be extra careful in school zones \u2022 Give yourself enough distance to react, especially in bad weather \u2022 Be realistic about how long it would take you to drive somewhere; give yourself enough time so you\u2019re not anxious behind the wheel \u2022 No road rage, things can escalate quickly \u2022 Make sure you have all credentials for your vehicle; car registration<\/a>, driver license, and auto insurance \u2022 If you\u2019re driving for hours on end, make sure you take a break every few hours to stretch your legs and move about for a bit<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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