Identify driver risk before incidents happen
Online fleet driver assessments that measure hazard anticipation and risk-taking behaviour, helping organisations identify drivers who may benefit from additional support, support duty of care and reduce collision risk.
Car • Van • HGV • Online delivery • Research-led risk insight
For fleets and organisations
Built for proactive driver risk management
- Car, van and HGV-specific assessments
- Hazard prediction and risk calibration tests
- Scenarios tailored to the vehicles your drivers operate
- Research-led High, Medium and Low risk ratings
Why fleets choose Esitu
Our online driver assessments help organisations gain a clearer understanding of driver risk, supporting targeted interventions and proactive fleet safety strategies.
Reduce collision-related costs
Identify drivers who may benefit from additional support before incidents occur, helping organisations focus resources where they can have the greatest impact.
Target training effectively
Direct interventions towards those who need them most rather than applying blanket training across an entire workforce.
Support duty of care
Demonstrate a proactive approach to managing occupational road risk and supporting driver development.
Minimise disruption
Assessments can be completed online at a time and place that suits operational demands.
Vehicle-specific insight
Assess drivers using realistic scenarios relevant to the vehicles they operate, including cars, vans and HGVs.
Instant reporting
Receive immediate results and risk ratings through EsituDrive to support timely decision-making and follow-up actions.
Two sides of driver risk
Safe driving depends on more than simply spotting hazards. Drivers must accurately interpret the road environment and anticipate how situations are likely to develop, whilst also making decisions about the level of risk they are willing to accept.
Hazard Perception & Prediction
Decades of research have shown that hazard perception is the only cognitive skill consistently associated with collision involvement. Our assessments measure how effectively drivers identify developing hazards and anticipate how situations are likely to unfold.
- Evidence-based assessment of hazard anticipation
- Vehicle-specific scenarios designed around the environments drivers encounter at work
- Measures anticipation of unfolding events
- Identifies drivers who may benefit from support
Risk Calibration Assessments
Even when drivers recognise a risk, they may differ in the amount of risk they are willing to accept. Our video-based assessments measure behavioural choices in realistic driving situations, providing insight beyond traditional self-report questionnaires.
- Measures willingness to accept risk
- Captures behavioural choices in context
- Reduces socially desirable responding
- Identifies behavioural development needs
Why video-based assessments matter
Traditional driver profilers often rely on self-report questionnaires. While these can be quick to deploy, drivers may know the “safe” answer and their responses may not always reflect how they behave behind the wheel.
Esitu’s assessments place drivers into realistic driving situations where they must make decisions in context. Rather than asking whether someone takes risks, we assess how they respond when faced with real driving scenarios.
Context reveals intent
Many drivers would say they would never drive through an amber light. In reality, the safest decision depends on factors such as speed, distance from the junction and the surrounding traffic environment.
By presenting drivers with realistic video clips, Esitu can assess how they respond in more ambiguous situations where judgement is required.
- Reduces reliance on socially desirable answers
- Measures decisions in realistic driving contexts
- Helps reveal willingness to accept risk
- Supports more targeted driver development
You do not just ask drivers what they think they do. You see how they respond when placed in realistic driving situations.
Filmed from the vehicles your drivers operate
Driving risk is not the same in every vehicle. Esitu assessments use footage filmed from the perspective of the vehicle being assessed, helping drivers engage with scenarios that reflect the driving environments they actually face at work.
Car driver assessments
Assess hazard anticipation and risk calibration using scenarios filmed from a car driver’s perspective.
Van driver assessments
Assess drivers using scenarios filmed from vans, reflecting the visibility, positioning and hazards common in fleet van operations.
HGV driver assessments
Support professional driver assessment with scenarios filmed from heavy goods vehicles and designed around HGV-specific hazards.
For mixed fleets, EsituDrive allows organisations to assign the most relevant assessment to each driver based on the vehicle they operate.
From insight to intervention
Every driver receives a research-led risk rating through EsituDrive, helping organisations understand where support may be needed and allocate resources accordingly.
Continue monitoring
Drivers demonstrating lower relative levels of collision risk should continue to be monitored through routine assessment as part of an ongoing risk management approach.
- Ongoing reassessment recommended
- Optional access to online development
- Supports proactive fleet safety
Targeted online development
Drivers identified as medium risk may benefit from additional support through Esitu's online error-based feedback training delivered via EsituDrive.
- 30-minute online modules
- Video and CGI scenarios with expert feedback
- Refresh knowledge and reinforce safer behaviours
Prioritised intervention
Drivers identified as higher risk may benefit from more intensive intervention, including on-road coaching delivered by trusted training partners.
- Prioritise limited training resources
- Partner-delivered on-road training
- Supplement with online refreshers
Risk ratings are based on academic research conducted by Nottingham Trent University and Esitu Solutions and are intended to support a proportionate approach to occupational road risk management. Rather than treating all drivers the same, organisations can use these insights to target support where it is most needed.
Turning insight into action
Where organisations choose to provide further support, EsituDrive can deliver targeted online driver development through error-based feedback training.
Experience the scenario
Drivers engage with carefully selected training scenarios, delivered using either real driving footage or CGI, depending on the objectives of the module and the behaviours being addressed.
Understand the hazard
The clips are replayed using highlighted hazard cues, top-down perspectives, slowed playback and expert voice-over explanation.
Apply the learning
Drivers learn where to look, what to anticipate and why, helping reinforce safer decision-making on the road.
Training modules are delivered online through EsituDrive and can be used to support medium-risk drivers, refresher training and ongoing professional development.
How fleets use Esitu
EsituDrive can support driver risk management across the full driver lifecycle, from onboarding through to ongoing monitoring and targeted intervention.
New starter onboarding
Establish a baseline understanding of driver competence before or soon after drivers begin work.
Periodic reassessment
Monitor changes in driver performance over time and identify potential skill fade.
Following incidents
Support targeted development after collisions, near misses or identified areas of concern.
Targeting training
Prioritise limited training resources by identifying the drivers most likely to benefit from support.
Supporting duty of care
Demonstrate a proactive approach to managing occupational road risk and driver development.
All drivers receive competency-specific scores and an overall risk rating through EsituDrive, allowing managers to review both individual performance and fleet-wide trends through an interactive dashboard.
Ready to identify driver risk before incidents happen?
See how EsituDrive can help your organisation assess hazard anticipation and risk-taking behaviour, identify drivers who may benefit from additional support and take a proactive approach to fleet safety.
