MYTH #1
FACT
“Collisions are due to my drivers speeding
or using their cellphones while driving.”
Lytx data shows that the 2 prevalent behaviors correlating to
a collision are drivers not leaving enough space to react to
others’ behaviors and not responding fast enough to incidents
on the road ahead.
THE POWER OF VIDEO
Lytx can provide insights to help you improve your fleet’s safety and reduce risky behaviors associated with collisions.
Drivers who had these behaviors were more likely to be involved in a collision:
Posted speed
violations
+16%
Failed to stop
+18%
Handheld
Device
+12%
Failed to keep
an out
+39%
Late response
+30%
Driving Behavior Myths
Myth-busting what you think you know about your driver's behaviors
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Lytx is a leading provider of machine vision and artificial intelligence-powered video telematics, analytics, safety, and
productivity solutions for commercial, public sector, and field service fleets. For more information, visit www.lytx.com.
Learn more about how video insights can help you reduce risky behaviors.
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Stats for riskiest times to drive:
MYTH #2
FACT
“Nighttime is the most dangerous time
to be behind the wheel.”
Accidents can happen any time day or night. In the Lytx
Second Annual “State of the Data” report1 determines that
the riskiest time of day to drive is morning.
Lytx is a leading provider of machine vision and artificial intelligence-powered video telematics, analytics, safety, and
productivity solutions for commercial, public sector, and field service fleets. For more information, visit www.lytx.com.
Learn more about how video insights can help you reduce risky behaviors.
THE POWER OF VIDEO
A Lytx video solution can help provide greater in-cab and road view visibility, which allows coaching sessions to be more
effective and focused. Additionally, Lytx’s powerful machine vision and artificial intelligence (MV+AI) technology senses
difficult-to-detect behaviors and notifies drivers to self-correct with real-time alerts, such as in-cab audio and lights.
Source 1: https://www.lytx.com/en-us/news-events/press-release/2019/lytx-second-annual-state-of-the-data
Source 2: https://www.westernite.org/annualmeetings/14_Rapid_City/Papers/8A-Ryan.pdf
Driving Behavior Myths
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is the riskiest time
of day to drive
5AM-12PM
is the riskiest month
of the year
December
of accidents contribute sun
glare as a potential factor2
+58%
are the riskiest days of
the week to drive
Fridays
MYTH #3
FACT
“A near miss doesn’t need coaching
attention since nothing happened.”
Near miss or near collisions might be indicators of other
underlying driving habits, like distracted driving, that could
eventually result in a future catastrophe.
THE POWER OF VIDEO
Lytx solutions are flexible and configurable to meet the unique needs of your fleet. Help change driving behaviors with low
or high touch options and capture critical events that are continually recorded as well as live streamed so you can
understand what really happened within minutes*.
Top 3 underlying driving behaviors that contribute to near collisions1:
*Subject to available cellular network coverage.
Source 1: https://resources.lytx.com/blog/why-near-collision-and-near-miss-analysis-matters
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Failed to keep an out
+34%
Other distraction
+17%
Late response
+11%
Driving Behavior Myths
Myth-busting what you think you know about your driver's behaviors
GET THE FACTS:
Lytx is a leading provider of machine vision and artificial intelligence-powered video telematics, analytics, safety, and
productivity solutions for commercial, public sector, and field service fleets. For more information, visit www.lytx.com.
Learn more about how video insights can help you reduce risky behaviors.