Drivers are to blame for poor safety checks
An analysis by the Freight Transport Association Vehicle Inspection Service (FTA/VIS), which carries out over 100,000 vehicle inspections each year, has found that over half of safety related defects should have been found during daily walk-around checks by the driver and as many as 74 per cent for some sectors.
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