Rancho Mesa's Alyssa Burley sits down with Megan Lockhart, Marketing and Media Communications Specialist to talk about the return of rush hour and how to mitigate the increased risk with safe driving.

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Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alyssa Burley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Guest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Megan Lockhart⁠⁠

Editor: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alyssa Burley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music: "Home" by JHS Pedals, “News Room News” by Spence

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Transcript

Alyssa Burley: Hi, this is Alyssa Burley with Rancho Mesa's Media Communications and Client Services Department. Thank you for listening to today's top Rancho Mesa news, brought to you by our Safety and Risk Management Network, StudiOne.

Welcome back everyone, my guest is Megan Lockhart, Marketing and Media Communications Specialist with Rancho Mesa. Today, we’re talking about the return of rush hour and how to mitigate the increased risk with safe driving.

Megan, welcome to the show.

Megan Lockhart: Hi, Alyssa. Thanks for having me.

AB: Of course. So, as students return to the classroom, the back to school traffic has also resumed. And, with more cars on the road, this can lead to more risk for those company vehicles making their daily commutes to jobs throughout the area.

So Megan, what are we seeing out on the roads this week?

ML: Well, by the time Labor Day passes, most school districts and universities in the nation have started classes again, and with that comes an increase in traffic in the mornings and afternoons.

Now, there’s school buses, parents, carpoolers, and college students all rushing to their destinations, on top of the normal work commute which includes commercial and company-owned fleet vehicles.

And, in 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that the rate of large truck fatal crashes was highest in the months August through October.

AB:

That’s actually right after the summer break when everyone has returned to their normal driving routines. There are more people on the road and more chances for accidents.

If a company has drivers on the road, what should they do to help mitigate the risk of being in an accident this time of year?

ML: Yeah, so in order to keep their drivers safe, they should educate their employees on the added hazards on the road this time of year. And, revisit training topics relating to defensive and distracted driving.

And, the SafetyOne™ platform offers driver safety resources to help employers prevent auto accidents, with toolbox talks, a library of online training courses and Rancho Mesa’s Driver Training Program.

Also, anyone can register online for Rancho Mesa’s Fleet Safety webinar with dates throughout September and October.

AB: All right, and we'll make sure that there's a link to register for the fleet safety webinar in the episode notes.

Megan, if listeners have questions about our driver safety program, who should they reach out to?

ML: Clients can reach out to their Client Technology Coordinator about our driver training resources.

AB: Great, well Megan, thank you for joining me in StudioOne.

ML: Of course, thank you for having me!

AB: This is Alyssa Burley with Rancho Mesa. Thanks for tuning in to our latest episode produced by StudioOne. For more information, visit us at RanchoMesa.com and subscribe to our weekly newsletter.