{"id":5454,"date":"2018-03-14T07:16:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T14:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/?p=5454"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:13:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:13:05","slug":"problem-hows-driving-bumper-sticker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/problem-hows-driving-bumper-sticker\/","title":{"rendered":"The Problem with the “How’s My Driving?” Bumper Sticker"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On the roadways, your drivers represent your business. The actions of your drivers greatly affect public opinion about your business and can have a direct impact on where people turn for their business needs. Regardless of the industry you\u2019re in, if your drivers are driving recklessly or irresponsibly, you are losing customers and potential business. That is one reason so many companies took to using bumper stickers and vehicle signs asking drivers on the roads to call in and report about drivers.<\/p>\n

The Fatal Flaw with the Bumper Sticker Idea<\/strong><\/p>\n

In theory it\u2019s a great idea. The problem is that most drivers today either don\u2019t want to be bothered with calling in to report on other drivers or they believe it\u2019s none of their business and they should keep their thoughts to themselves. You\u2019re relying on other people to monitor your drivers for you and that really doesn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re still forming negative opinions about your business based on the actions of drivers in both cases, they\u2019re just not going out of their way to tell you about it. In fact, the only time reports are made are when drivers cross the line from aggressive or reckless into the territory of outright dangerous.<\/p>\n

By then, you\u2019re risking accidents, lawsuits, and a real reputation crisis. The bottom line is that waiting on the public to tell you how your drivers are doing is not an effective tool for measuring driver behavior. Since you can\u2019t follow your drivers around all day to monitor their actions on the road you must seek other alternatives to get the information you need about your drivers.<\/p>\n

A Sensible Solution<\/strong><\/p>\n

The solution is one that is simple, doesn\u2019t rely on public response, and highly effective. The solution is to make use of GPS fleet tracking<\/a>. Fleet tracking monitors your drivers and reports back to you for a wide variety of on-the-road transgressions, including:<\/p>\n