Trip Check Driving App Being Considered
Prince George, B.C. – RoadSafety at Work is hoping anyone who has to drive as part of their job will take part in a survey.
RoadSafety is looking at possibly developing an app that would help workers prepare for their trip before they get behind the wheel. “We don’t want to duplicate anything that may already be available” says Rick Walters, Project Manager, Fleet Safety Programs with Road Safety at Work.
What they are considering is if it would be helpful to develop an app that could provide a “one stop shop” site where drivers could check road conditions, weather, and their own state of mind before heading out.
“We’ve got a little bit of a tool called Trip Check on our website” says Walters ” We just want to make sure there is appetite for something like that in a mobile app.”
He says they are hoping to hear from folks who have driving as part of their job but not the main function. For example, home-care providers, trades people and sales people.
First, they want to know if such an app should be developed, and if the answer is yes, then what elements should the app include.
“We want to get the ideas and recommendations from the people who might use it” says Walters.
It’s all about due diligence says Walters, as preparing for any trip could help reduce crashes and possible injuries. “We are hoping it will get drivers more into their game and undertaking their driving responsibilities when they are out there.”
But Walters adds it all starts with finding out if such an app would even be desired “We don’t want to spend the dollars in a pursuit that people won’t find useful. ”
The survey ( available by clicking here) will be available for a couple of weeks. If it turns out this kind of tool would be useful then design work could get underway this fall in order to have the app ready to roll out in the spring of 2017.
Comments
One of many ….. what exactly are they looking for??
youtube.com/watch?v=w6JRnDF4y3I
There are many apps for commercial drivers, including apps which allow customization depending on drivers’ special needs.
I suggest they do some research, make some recommendations and, if nothing floats their boat then adapt one or develop a brand new one.
Did you even read the article..?
It states in the article: “RoadSafety at Work is hoping anyone who has to drive as part of their job will take part in a survey.”
There is no link to the survey.
I went to the trouble of going to the site. I found not immediate link to the survey.
I then entered the word survey into the on-site surveys. I found references to the world in several links dated from 2011 to BC. It would be an appropriate tool, if it were better than current ones, for our drivers.
I had good reasons for writing what I wrote.
What info do you have that this possible new app would meet your needs? What are those needs that cannot be currently met? Do you have a checklist, as an example? Would you use someone else’s, or maybe you already do. Would you want to be able to create your own? Add your own to an existing checklist and remove some which do not fit your needs?
I did. That is why I posted what I did.
Get a good quality GPS and you can not only find your way in an unknown area, but also find way points you may wish to visit, and on and on.
I am wondering what work RoadSafety at Work has done on this. They need to get off their behinds and do the research themselves if they think that what a large number of people would want to make it worth while to do a project such as they seem to want.
Where is the list of apps they already know about, what apps are missing, and which are the best ones which need to be bundled …. just as an example.
Do you use any of the appropriate apps in your non-professional driving driving?
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