In a typical group of employees driving company vehicles, 15 to 20 percent of them will represent 80 percent of the risk. Read it again, because it’s a game-changer that should make construction companies seriously consider a dual-sided dash camera system (both on the driver and on the road).
Dual-sided dash cam video footage helps identify company drivers who use poor judgment behind the wheel and quickly correct those behaviors, like a football coach reviewing game film with a athlete
The aim is to identify and address dangerous behavior before an accident occurs, protecting your company’s equipment from damage… your employees and others on the road from damage… your company from costly litigation… your insurance rates don’t go up… and your brand of bad publicity.
In a recent JJ Keller survey of 211 companies, 70 percent of respondents who implemented dash cams shared the top benefits:
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Hard braking events were tracked and trends analyzed (53% of respondents)
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Improvement in driver training (47% of respondents)
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Lower legal fees and litigation risks (45% of respondents)
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Decrease in the number of insurance claims (45% of respondents)
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Decrease in the average value of insurance claims (41% of respondents)
Detect it and stop it
The reality is that the unsafe driving behaviors of a few employees can jeopardize the viability of an entire construction company. But with double-sided cameras, you can detect behaviors related to a future risk of accidents, including but not limited to:
With dashcam video footage, you can properly address employee behavior. And often, the mere presence of a dash cam in your vehicle can prevent unsafe driving behavior in the first place!
The threat of “nuclear” verdicts.
A study by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) published in July 2020 found that from:
The study determined that companies’ pre-shock actions are critical. To avoid such “nuclear” verdicts, the plaintiffs and the carrier’s defense attorneys agreed to this avoiding accidents is everything. Proactively correcting unsafe behaviors, along with documenting your actions, is imperative. And everything is easier with a dash cam system, as it demonstrates your construction company’s commitment to reducing driver risk.
Dashcam video clips can also be instrumental in proving that your driver was doing the right things at the right time. Exonerating even one driver involved in an accident with significant potential litigation risk will pay for the dash cam investment many times over.
As a construction company, it is important to remember this For your employees, getting to the workplace can be even more dangerous than working at the workplace.
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