In rail, one of the greatest risks is the road
Over the past two decades, road traffic accidents have been the single most common cause of death for rail workers1. Every single loss of life or injury is a tragedy that we must work together to avoid.
Introducing Drive Safe
Drive Safe is a national Road Risk Reduction programme from the National Road Risk Community of Practice. It’s a coordinated national effort to drive our risks down and is based on creating positive, two-way conversations between our safety teams and those who drive on Network Rail business.
Drive Safe aims to change our culture around driving by involving you, our people, in finding new solutions to the challenges of driving for work.
Learn more, get involved and spread the word
Useful downloads:
To learn more about the programme and find safety briefings, posters, Viva Engage content, a depot screen and our launch film:
Drive Safe toolkit
To remind yourself of best practice:
Drive Safe: Back to basics guide
For the latest guidance on all aspects of our fleet and driving policies:
The Driver Handbook
Drive Safe will evolve and the latest content will appear on this page, as we tackle challenges such as alertness and fatigue, speeding and distractions.
Work safe, drive safe, home safe.
1. Technical Authority and RSSB statistics. From 2009-2024 road traffic accidents were the biggest contributor to fatalities in the rail industry.
