Lytx Improves Risky Driving Trends Among Emergency Vehicle Fleets

PRESS RELEASE

From its database of 328,000 risky driving events captured from public-sector fleets in 2019, Lytx® has released new insights into public-sector driving trends.

Lytx’s findings include the five risky behaviors seen most often among public-sector drivers, most improved driving behaviors, and insights on how public-sector driving habits compare to those of other industries.

This data was captured from fleets of all sizes and types within the public sector, including public works, public schools, transit, waste, fire, police and EMS fleets, as well as city/municipal vehicles. It is part of an ongoing series from Lytx highlighting key behavior trends seen across the nine industries that utilize its video telematics technology, with the goal of informing and supporting ongoing safety efforts in the industries it serves.

Data from all industries is available here: https://www.lytx.com/en-us/industry-benchmark-data.

Most Prevalent Risky Behaviors in 2019

• Driver unbelted
• Cell phone/device observed
• Red light**
• Passenger unbelted
• Failure to stop***

Most Improved Behaviors from 2018 to 2019

• Following distance* – improved 57%
• Late response**** – improved 18%
• Posted speed violation – improved 10%

Behaviors may appear on both the "Most Prevalent" and "Most Improved" lists. This demonstrates that even with significant improvement, fleets and drivers must stay vigilant and maintain awareness to keep those behaviors trending downwards.

How Public-Sector Fleets Stack Up Against Other Industries

Lytx compared the prevalence of behaviors seen in public-sector fleets against behavior averages of fleets across all of its other protected industries. Comparatively, public-sector fleets stood out in the following areas:

• Following distance* occurred 53% less often
• Red light** occurred 104% more often
• Failure to stop*** occurred 35% more often 

High instances of “red light” and “failed to stop” behaviors are likely due to the high-level of emergency situations certain fleets in this sector, such as police, fire and EMS, often find themselves in. Common risky driving behaviors observed within a fleet, as well as benchmarking data from fleets both inside and outside of a specific industry are helpful metrics for understanding industry-specific challenges, guiding safety efforts and then measuring success. To better identify and address top areas of driving risk within their individual fleets, thousands of organizations use the best-in-class Lytx Driver Safety Program; these organizations experience on average up to 50% reduction in collisions and up to 80% on associated claims costs as a result.

Public-Sector Collision Insight 

Lytx also found that 55% of medium-impact collisions among public-sector fleets involved a side impact. Of those, 40% involved traffic violations, such as “failure to stop,” potentially indicative of emergency-response situations.

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