Protecting Vulnerable Road Users Checklist - Aviva Loss Prevention Standards - V1.0

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• To view our Loss Prevention Standard that supports this checklist, please view the following link: https://connect.avivab2b.co.uk/documents/view/aviva_protecting_vulnerable_road_users_lps.pdf

Policy and Procedures

• 1. Have you identified control measures to protect your drivers and VRU in your driving at work risk assessments?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2. Do you include protecting VRU in your driving at work policy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3. Have you communicated your driving at work policy to all relevant employees?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4. Do you include safety guidance for your drivers on protecting VRU in the following driver handbooks:<br><br>• Commercial vehicles?<br>• Company cars?<br>• Grey fleet?<br>• Cycle for work schemes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5. Does your drivers' handbook safety guidance on VRU include:<br><br>• Responsibilities to other road users including VRU?<br>• Being diligent to VRU in town centres, residential areas and near schools?<br>• Importance of checking blind spots?<br>• Undertaking safe manoeuvres?<br>• Journey planning?<br>• Awareness of new road layouts?<br>• Awareness of E-scooter pilots?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6. Have you received written confirmation that your employees have read and understood the company driver handbooks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Route Manning

• 7. When planning your commercial vehicles' routes and delivery points, do you take into consideration how you can reduce the potential interaction with VRU?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Driver Training and Awareness

• 8. Do you provide training and awareness to drivers about VRU? This can include:<br><br>• Importance of safe manoeuvring?<br>• Checking blind spots?<br>• How to manoeuvre safely?<br>• Reversing into parking spaces?<br>• Safe distance to maintain when overtaking cyclists?<br>• Safe use of blind spot devices?<br>• E-scooters trials?<br>• New road layouts including new cycle paths?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Vehicle Selection

• 9. When purchasing/leasing commercial vehicles are the following features included as part of the selection process:<br><br>• Minimising blind spots?<br>• Blind spot minimising technology?<br>• Protecting vulnerable road users?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 10. When hiring commercial vehicles are minimising blind spots and protecting VRU considered?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 11. When purchasing/leasing company cars/vans are the following features included as part of the selection process:<br><br>• Minimising blind spots?<br>• Blind spot minimising technology?<br>• Features designed to minimise harm to VRU (Cars Euro NCAP rating, e.g. VRU Protection rating and Safety Assist score)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Road Traffic Collision Data

• 12. Are all RTC investigated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 13. Is the RTC investigation data analysed for<br><br>• Trends?<br>• Effectiveness of training?<br>• Vehicle appropriateness for the route?<br>• Correct use of blind spot aids and technology?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Engaging the Community

• 14. Do you engage with local community road safety awareness schemes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 15. Are you involved in the Exchanging Places schemes to raise VRU awareness of blind spots in commercial vehicles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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