PACTS publishes new framework to improve work-related road safety measurement

The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) has published a new report in collaboration with the Transafe Network setting out a comprehensive framework for measuring work-related road safety performance. 

The report can be accessed here

Authored by road safety consultant Saul Jeavons, Director, The Transafe Network. The report provides organisations with a structured approach to monitoring driving-related risk through a combination of leading and lagging safety indicators. 

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“Time and again we see organisations struggling to know what metrics would help them measure the extent of their road safety problems, and whether things are improving. It’s been great to be able to pull together a suite of leading metrics for fleets to use, rather than waiting for a crash to find out how they are doing," said Jeavons. 

The framework identifies a wide range of core metrics covering management systems, compliance, driver behaviour, vehicle safety, exposure, and telematics data. It is designed to support organisations in moving beyond reliance on collision data alone, enabling a more proactive approach to risk management. 

Said Mark Cartwirght, Head of Commercial Vehicle Incident Prevention, National Highways: “Good safety performance starts with good data. Driving for Better Business helps companies identify the right metrics to collect — and shows them how to use that data to understand their work-related road risk and track progress in reducing it. Our suite of leading fleet metrics sits alongside the DfBB Road Incident Investigation Guide. Together, they help organisations spot risks early, put the right mitigations in place and keep people safer — whether they drive for work or share the road with those who do."

The report also highlights the importance of benchmarking and trend analysis, both within organisations and across comparable operational environments, to support continuous improvement.

Driving for work remains one of the most significant areas of occupational road risk. PACTS supports the adoption of evidence-based approaches such as this as part of wider efforts to reduce road trauma and support delivery of the Government’s 2026 road safety strategy.