Brake is calling on fleets to help keep drivers and other road users safe through robust policies and procedures to manage road risk, with a particular focus on speed.
Driving for work is one of the most dangerous things that employers ask their staff to do, with around a third of road deaths (and a fifth of serious injuries) involve someone driving for work.
New analysis of Government road casualty data, conducted by Brake for Road Safety Week 2023 (November 19-25), reveals that road deaths in collisions involving light goods vehicles (LGVs), heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), and buses and coaches all increased between 2021 and 2022.
In 2022, 214 people were killed in crashes involving LGVs, up 10% on 2021 figures, while 220 people were killed in crashes involving HGVs, a 6% increase since 2021.
The data also reveals that 45 people were killed in crashes involving buses or coaches, up 32% since 2021.
People who walk and cycle continue to be particularly vulnerable to collisions involving work vehicles.
In 2022, 42 pedestrians died after being hit by an LGV, 41 after being hit by an HGV, and 20 after being hit by a bus or coach.
Also in 2022, 12 cyclists died after being hit by an LGV, 6 after being hit by an HGV, and 5 after being hit by a bus or coach.
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