Linfox has announced that it will trial the new DriveCam technology on 40 of its vehicles across Western Australia. The DriveCam will provide on-road footage as well as in-cab footage in order to reduce accidents.
According to Linfox, the DriveCam features dual cameras, one facing the road and the other facing the driver, both of which are triggered by an increase in G-force, for example through heavy braking. Drivers can also manually activate the device if they see an incident.
“Results from our Queensland trial show DriveCam leads to fewer motor vehicle incidents [MVIs]. Drivers are positive about DriveCam and often manually activate the device when incidents occur,” said Warren Kaeding, Linfox Operations Training Manager.
When DriveCam is activated, it stores footage from eight seconds prior to the trigger point and four seconds after to capture the cause of the trigger. The 12-second clip is automatically sent via the cellular network to DriveCam’s monitoring centre for independent review.
“During our initial Queensland trials, our Larapinta site in Brisbane experienced a 60 per cent decrease in the number of MVIs and a 46 per cent decrease in triggered events. There was an 88 per cent decrease in MVIs over the three test sites,” Kaeding said.
In addition, Kaeding pointed out that activation of DriveCam by drivers also significantly increased during the trial. “We’ve had terrific feedback from our drivers as they’ve become familiar with the technology and its role in improving safety,” he said.
*Image courtesy of Linfox shows Linfox driver Ricky Fletcher at the Willawong site in Queensland with his DriveCam.
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