Summer is almost here for those of us in the northern hemisphere. 92 days of glorious sunshine, road trips, lazy weekends by the pool, and grilling. Unfortunately, due to the tragic event here in the United States this week, there are 19 children and two adults who will not get to experience this summer, or any summer, ever again. Lives lost too soon.

The same is true for more than 1.3 million people who die annually from road crashes around the world. Over 90% of those road deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. And the number of deaths continues to rise every year according to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) Global Status on Road Safety Report (2018).

It feels hopeless to make a dent in those numbers ꟷ but that is precisely what the Decade of Action 2021ꟷ2030 for Road Safety aims to do. In September 2020, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the ambitious target of halving global road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030.

Safe road travel is a human right. It's going to take us more than the next 92 days of summer to get to zero road traffic fatalities, but through collaboration we can get there ꟷ one flipflop step at a time. 

Join us October 5 & 6, 2022 in person at

Or join us virtually via Whova

More information coming soon including keynote

Friday, October 7 to tour MCity and UMTRI

Join us for the next NETS Virtual

AGRICULTURE SECTOR

Monday, June 13, 2022

Membership Information – Network of Employers for Traffic Safety

Benchmarking global road safety:

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 1.3 million people die annually from road crashes across the world and another 50 million suffer serious life-changing injuries. Over 90% of road deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. The Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021 - 2030 aims to reduce global road traffic deaths and injuries by at least 50% during that time period. Though governmental agencies have the primary responsibility to design a safe road transport system and implement a road safety action plan, the role and influence of the private sector is increasingly recognized as an important part of the Safe System.

You're invited to join NETS and the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) for a moderated roundtable discussion on the Road Ahead to Improve Global Road Safety: How the private sector has an opportunity to become more engaged in advancing global road safety, including the use of benchmarking by companies. NETS will introduce five new benchmark focus areas in support of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021 - 2030.

Tuesday, June 28 from 9:00am-10:30 EDT 

eDriving, a Solera company, helps organizations around the world to reduce incidents, collisions, injuries, license violations, carbon emissions, and total cost of fleet ownership through its patented digital driver risk management programs.

At its heart is the Mentor by eDrivingSM smartphone app that identifies risky driving behaviors for intervention and safe driving habits for recognition. In-app features include micro-training and coaching, gamification, collision reporting, vehicle inspections, and an individual FICO® Safe Driving Score validated to predict the likelihood of being involved in a collision. Mentor’s integrated automatic crash detection and Personal SOS features powered by Sfara and Bosch trigger a voice call and emergency support, as needed, from one of Bosch’s Global Call Centers supporting >50 countries. Through its five-stage, patented Crash-Free Culture® risk reduction methodology, eDriving helps organizations embrace safety and reduce risk for Sales, Service, Delivery and Warehouse drivers, all within a privacy-first, data-secure environment.

eDriving is the digital driver risk management partner of choice for many of the world’s largest organizations, supporting over 1.2 million drivers in 125 countries. Over the past 25 years, eDriving’s research-validated programs have been recognized with over 100 awards around the world.

Mobile device distractions put employees in danger and companies at risk. So why would anyone settle for safety measures that simply report what went wrong, or only work when people remember to turn them on? TRUCE Software automatically suspends distracting mobile apps and functions depending on what your employee is doing, where they are working or even the workgroup they are part of. You define the policy and TRUCE ensures compliance when and where it’s needed. Supporting more than 100,000 subscribers and some of the largest brands worldwide, our patented technology is making workplaces everywhere safer.

Learn about all of NETS Fleet Safety Sponsors

Do you have a particularly successful road safety example to share? NETS Members are encouraged to share best practices, ask questions or contribute their expertise to the NETS Road Safety Leaders Forum, an online discussion forum exclusively for NETS Members and Sponsors. Not yet a member? Check out the benefits at https://trafficsafety.org/membership-info/.