We already accept this in workplaces: poor lighting demotivates staff and increases risk.
The HSE links bad lighting to eyestrain, headaches, reduced performance, and dissatisfaction at work.
UK research also shows 1 in 5 workers struggle to concentrate in winter due to lack of light, driving fatigue and lower motivation.
So why do we treat vehicle lighting differently?
Put a driver in a cab at 4:30am with poor lighting and the outcome is the same — more strain, less confidence, more fatigue.
Lighting isn’t just cosmetic.
It’s a working condition.
If poor lighting is unacceptable in offices, warehouses and yards, it shouldn’t be tolerated on the vehicles where drivers spend their entire shift — and where the consequences are far higher.
Fleet safety starts with letting drivers see properly.
