Nigel Grainger brings together a related set of skills that all fleets require, to greater or lesser
degrees, but which may not have the staffing or the skills to fulfil those needs.
Bringing his wealth of experience in all areas of fleet management he offers a bespoke service through his company Fleet Risk Consultants, providing you with a cost effective fleet that complies fully with your 'duty of care' requirements.The weather is turning cold
The weather forecast in the UK is for it to turn cold and we may be in for some snow. This presents a few hazards, but the biggest is that the majority of drivers in the UK do not know how to drive in snowy conditions.
They are either too cautious, getting nowhere at all, or too gung-ho, sliding into things and people.
If you are too cautious you will find yourself sitting in the same place you started with the snow building up around you, especially at the bottom or top of slopes. With slopes you need to wait until you can go up or down in one motion, you do not want to be stopping on the slope at all.
My advice is, if you have to travel (and most of us do), plan further ahead than normal and increase the distance you need to stop by a factor of four.
More advice can be found here.
Travel safely or you may be needing our services.
Nigel Grainger
Senior Consultant
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Dear Nigel,
I would say almost all drivers which are about 90% find it difficult and are under prepared for winter and summer driving.
It should be part of the driving test that new drivers are educated about extreme conditions. My livelihood relies on me being competent to drive and not braking down or having an accident.
Many drivers who have had accidents who only use their car for work or pleasure still find it very inconvenient. You definitely cannot blame all those social drivers because if you found time to watch the news many lorries/trucks jack knifed and these drivers are supposed to be educated. Like building a house I believe the foundations of driving is about passing the test to drive and not making sure that the foundations are so stable there is less room for error.
PLANNING AHEAD.
Thinking of warmer weather.
I sent this below as part of an email thanking Paul Caddick the editor of ADI News. I am always forward thinking because every day of is a deduction of my salary.
In the summer when it is warm and dry for days on end the roads build up oil and rubber. I am talking 4 to 5 weeks with very hot days when rain is due and if it comes in the evening I immediately stop work. Why you should ask? Washer bottles empty and sometimes wipers welded to the windscreen. Tyres devoid of tread slick ready to skate at the first sign of emergency braking. My experience of seeing many accidents and the nature of my job usually allows me to take a break for that first hour when many accidents take place. Not everyone can do this but if more thought about that situation we would have fewer casualties.
Ken Perham http://www.blindedbixenon.co.uk
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Dear Nigel, 6
I would say almost all drivers which are about 90% find it difficult and are under prepared for winter and summer driving.
It should be part of the driving test that new drivers are educated about extreme conditions. My livelihood relies on me being competent to drive and not braking down or having an accident.
Many drivers who have had accidents who only use their car for work or pleasure still find it very inconvenient. You definitely cannot blame all those social drivers because if you found time to watch the news many lorries/trucks jack knifed and these drivers are supposed to be educated. Like building a house I believe the foundations of driving is about passing the test to drive and not making sure that the foundations are so stable there is less room for error.
PLANNING AHEAD.
Thinking of warmer weather.
I sent this below as part of an email thanking Paul Caddick the editor of ADI News. I am always forward thinking because every day of is a deduction of my salary.
In the summer when it is warm and dry for days on end the roads build up oil and rubber. I am talking 4 to 5 weeks with very hot days when rain is due and if it comes in the evening I immediately stop work. Why you should ask? Washer bottles empty and sometimes wipers welded to the windscreen. Tyres devoid of tread slick ready to skate at the first sign of emergency braking. My experience of seeing many accidents and the nature of my job usually allows me to take a break for that first hour when many accidents take place. Not everyone can do this but if more thought about that situation we would have fewer casualties.
Ken Perham blindedbixenon.co.uk
February 28th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
OMG, life saver!! I spent ages looking in google and i finally found what i was searching for. Cheers mate
February 28th, 2010 at 11:59 pm
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