ROSCO AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN ROAD SAFETY

摘要

Overhanging trees, sudden bends, parked cars, potholes and winding roads can all make navigating a bus along a route challenging for a new driver. At RATP Dev London's Stamford Brook garage, one driver with a particular interest in road safety has addressed this problem by designing large 8ft x 2ft route risk assessment maps in which every possible hazard has been plotted. These maps are kept in the area of the garage where drivers sign on so they can study them. The maps are particularly valued by new drivers, and not only help drivers avoid minor bumps and scrapes, but also assist them in boosting their Drivewell (RATP Dev London's internal driver monitoring standards system) scores, sometimes from 'acceptable' to 'excellent'. Driver Cliff Ottley-Thistlethwaite who produced the maps is now working on a handy A4 spiral-bound route risk assessment book for each route containing a scaled-down version of the route risk assessment maps, broken down into 40 sections.