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Report Shows Traffic Crashes Cost Employers $47.4 Billion in 2013

In 2013, U.S. traffic crashes cost employers $47.4 billion in direct crash-related expenses which include medical care, liability, lost productivity and property damage. See the breakdown of how driver behaviors—on and off the job—contribute significantly to the costs. View the Cost of Motor Vehicle Crashes online…

Download: Cost of Motor Vehicle Crashes to Employers – 2015™Download: Cost of Motor Vehicle Crashes to Employers Infographic – 2015™

In addition, given that you can’t track what you don’t measure, through a cooperative agreement with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), NETS has developed the Cost of Crashes Calculator to help you measure your company’s cost of collisions so you can make the case to senior leadership for investing in a comprehensive road safety program. Companies can determine their specific cost of crashes using this app.

Access the Cost of Crashes Calculator

The NETS Guide to Defensive Driver Training™ complements the NETS Comprehensive Guide to Road Safety™ and provides guidance on what constitutes an effective and sustainable Defensive Driver Training (DDT) program.

Organizations can use this guide to select defensive driver training providers and to implement a defensive driver training program that can help improve their drivers’ performance and reduce vehicle crashes, injuries and crash-related costs.