A lot of time and effort is put into the driver incident-reporting program. Well, you can t manage what you don t know about. The reports make agencies aware of incidents involving their employees driving habits. And this enables managers to take steps like stating expectations, offering training and providing counseling. Sometimes, with serious or multiple offenses, more extreme steps must be taken.
Auto crashes remain the number one cause of state employee work-caused deaths.
And citizens notice how we drive. In some cases it is the only conscious contact they have with a public employee on a regular basis. When we drive poorly, it only reinforces the negative image promoted in the media. So it is worth the effort to follow up and remind our employees that the way they drive is an important part of their job.