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Drive for better business
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ROAD SAFETY PARTNERSHIP Roadsafe has launched ts Drying for Better Business campaign, with Mercedes-Benz contributing its Sprinter Safety Van as an example of safe fleet equipment.
Also new at the CV Show is the Business Champions programme: a governmentbacked scheme which underpins Driving for Better Business.
The aim of both initiatives is to cut the numbers killed or injured on UK roads while driving for work. The accident toll currently averages 150 vehicles per week.
The campaign will start in September and run until 2009, with an initial focus on van drivers and home deliveries. The sub3 .5-ton ne sector has been chosen because it is the most rapidly expanding, with a net increase of 170,000 vehicles per year.
Mercedes-Benz says the Sprinter Safety Van is equipped with some of the most advanced active and passive safety systems on the market. Tesco and Ford are also foundation members of the programme.
To find out more visit www.roadsafe.com or call 020 7344 9236