Several countries and private organisations offer rewards for good, safe driving, often using telematics apps to track driving behaviour such as speed, braking and phone usage. These programmes are designed to incentivise safety and reduce accidents.
Examples of initiatives and countries offering such rewards include:
South Africa: Discovery Insure’s Vitality Drive programme offers rewards for good driving, including up to 40 per cent cash back on fuel, and Avis SafeDrive provides daily rewards like coffee or meals for safe, tracked driving.
Italy and Spain: Arval Driving Rewards offers incentives – up to 120 euros (around BD60) annually – for high ‘Safety Scores’ based on braking, cornering and speed.
Australia: Apps like MyDriveHero reward users with real cash for every safe kilometre driven, which can be redeemed at retailers. Additionally, ROLLiN’ insurance uses a ‘Safe ‘n Save’ app to reward safe driving behaviour.
France: In specific initiatives, police in the Dordogne region have rewarded law-abiding drivers with 50 euros (around BD25) fuel vouchers.
India: DriveCarma and TrafficRewards are apps that reward drivers for following traffic rules and maintaining good speed and acceleration patterns.
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