Drive Smarter is a top quality learning resource. Every topic has been carefully chosen and researched. The video programmes have been filmed and produced to broadcast standards. Content is relevant and accessible, with no finger-wagging or preaching. That’s why we believe Drive Smarter will proved useful for everyone in your organisation who may drive as part of their work.

We think the best way to use Drive Smarter is by logging on to the site and completing a module each month. This involves watching a film lasting between 5 and 10 minutes, reading some background notes and completing the ‘Theory Evaluation Tool’. Candidates receive a score immediately, while managers will have access to everyone’s results via our password-protected management information area.

At the end of the 12 modules, candidates put themselves through ‘Recognise the Risks’, a two-part exercise which will give them the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding. Once again, results will be made available to them as individuals and to managers.

At the same time managers and employees have access to our suite of personality questionnaires and risk assessment tools.

Customise Drive Smarter to your specific needs. If you don’t want the whole package as described, then why not let us tailor the resource to suit your exact requirements. For example, you can buy copies of the 12 videos – or choose a few of the films – or even just one. It’s up to you.

The Drive Smarter modules

  • 1 Proactive Safety
  • An introductory film looking at what’s involved in proactively reducing risk on the road. We examine vehicle roadworthiness and driver fitness as well as taking time to understand reaction times. There are tips on how to deliver a meaningful commentary drive.
  • 2 Mobile Office
  • We demonstrate the dangers of driving when there are distractions. At the same time we attempt to show the safety benefits of leaving your mobile off and building in regular journey breaks to keep alert and check messages
  • 3 Speeding and stopping
  • A look at just how much space and time you need to stop your vehicle when you’re travelling at various speeds. Do Highway Code distances help at all? How do we know what 96 metres means at 70 miles an hour? Our film offers tips for staying safe at different speeds.
  • 4 Night Driving
  • What happens to your eyes and the messages your brain can deal with when night falls? Why do crash risks rise at night? What can you see? What could you be thinking about to reduce your chances of having a crash at night? We reveal.
  • 5 Bad Weather
  • Tips for journey planning and dealing with the worst of the elements. Driving through floods, fog, snow and ice are covered, with sound advice on steering clear of trouble.
  • 6 City driving
  • This includes information on drink-driving and drug-driving issues, as well as advice on staying cool in the often high-pressure environment of the urban road network.
  • 7 Self Control
  • Why do we react the way we do when other drivers offend us? Is there a way of controlling this? We look at methods for identifying possible flashpoints and being able to stay in control, whatever we might think of the other person.
  • 8 Motorway Survival Guide
  • Motorways are statistically our safest roads, yet any crashes that do occur are likely to be among the most severe, largely because of the speeds involved. Follow our tips and you can reduce to an absolute minimum your chances of being involved in a motorway collision.
  • 9 Out of town
  • Driving in the country can be exhilarating and enjoyable – yet the array of hazards and risk we face is often greater than on any other roads. As well as thinking for ourselves, we have to think for the horse and rider, the tractor driver, the speeding motorcyclist, the lost holidaymakers and the wild deer that may not be as aware of the risks as we are.
  • 10 Marion’s Story
  • We hear what happened when Marion Cornick’s daughter was killed by a driver who lost control. Marion describes the police arriving, the funeral arrangements and even the flowers on her daughter’s coffin. This, we believe, is a powerful way of making everyone sit up and be aware of their own vulnerability.
  • 11 Time and Journey Management
  • We’ve put this chapter in as a way of assisting people in every aspect of their working life – not just the time they have to spend at the wheel. Using simple but effective tools, we demonstrate how to claw back more useful time, and how it really does make sense to spend some time planning a journey.
  • 12 Driving Green
  • We say “You don’t have to own a car with a green label in order to drive green!” We also help plot the clear relationship between advanced driving and green driving. There’s also a plan devised by our research team to show how you can save £1,000 or more a year by adopting some simple ‘green’ tactics.
  • Managers and training staff video
  • Our concise presentation for managers and training staff examines the finer points of working with driving risk reduction. We suggest a number of techniques and offer advice on how to develop a simple risk assessment tool into something tangible and useful in your own working environment.