AcciDON’T Driver Training are an innovative company, with a fresh approach to fleet driver training. They believe that a successful driver training programme requires more than ‘on-road’ training. Cultural, behavioural, and attitude development, all form part of a successful package.

The Unit will utilise the vehicle to maintain their efforts to spread the Road Safety message across Grampian, reaching out to all road users, including the young and inexperienced drivers who unfortunately account for a high proportion of serious and fatal collisions in our area. 

The car has distinctive livery, providing a clear road safety message when in use daily.  It will be used to assist at many of the events which are run in the region by the unit, including successful Young Driver Training Days and the continuation of ‘Driving Ambition’ to the majority of 6th year pupils across the region.

AcciDON’T Driver Training are an innovative company, with a fresh approach to fleet driver training. They believe that a successful driver training programme requires more than ‘on-road’ training. Cultural, behavioural, and attitude development, all form part of a successful package.

Director, Simon Johnston said, ‘ The purpose of AcciDON’T is to promote safer driving in various ways.  I think the Road Safety Unit in Grampian are doing a fantastic job and am very pleased to be supporting them in this way.’

Sergeant Alan Brown of the Road Safety Unit is equally delighted about the link. “Finding ways to get the Road Safety message across has always been a challenge.  Much of the Unit’s work involves visiting schools, companies and organisations across the Grampian area to deliver presentations, resulting in the car being seen by many people.  For this reason, I hope it’s distinctive chequered livery will continuously highlight road safety as we go about our daily business. We are very grateful to AcciDON’T for their commitment.  Sponsored vehicles have proved invaluable to the Road Safety Unit in the past and this will allow a continuation of our good work.”

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A joint course run by AcciDON’T and Krav Maga Scotland, both locally based companies, attracted widespread attention from the national and international media.

Participants from as far a field as Aberdeen, Edinburgh and North Yorkshire attended the course held last Tuesday and Wednesday (March 21/22) at the Commodore Hotel  to learn how to cope with the increasing threat of violence on Britain’s roads.

Designed for company car drivers, ordinary motorists, cabbies and lorry drivers the combined course on safety, awareness and self-defence is designed to help prevent the 95 per cent of incidents which are avoidable.

“It was a great success,” said Simon Johnston, Director of AcciDON’T, one of the UK’s leading driver training schools.

“There was a lot of interest from newspapers and radio stations across the country.
“When you consider that there have been more than 200 lorry hijackings in Britain since the start of the year, cab drivers are regular targets for robbery even ordinary drivers are at risk from car thieves there is a need for better education in crime prevention and protection.”

There were more than 10,000 reported car-jackings last year and a staggering 95 per cent of drivers claim to have been the victim of some form of road rage – ranging from verbal abuse to violent attack.

As part of the course participants were taught by a qualified psychologist some of the reasons behind road-rage and the flaws in human behaviour which often lead to explosive situations.

They were also be offered practical tips on how to keep themselves from getting stressed and angry which could lead to a confrontation.

Following the success of the launch last week the two-day course is to be rolled out across the UK.

“This is the first course to teach simple, practical techniques which will enable drivers to protect themselves against armed or unarmed attackers,” said Simon Leila, director of Krav Maga Scotland.

“After just a few hours of instruction we can give people the knowledge of how to avoid becoming victims and the confidence to protect themselves in almost any situation”.