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‘Break the drink drive habit’
- 06/08/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Brake, the road safety charity, has reiterated its call for a zero-tolerance drink drive limit, in response to government figures showing Britain is still failing to adequately tackle its drink drive problem. A final estimate shows 240 people were killed by drivers over the legal drink drive limit in 2013, while [...] -
Brake – ‘Engage youth in road safety’
- 28/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Brake, the road safety charity, is urging the people of Northern Ireland to improve road safety in their communities by attending a training course to help them spread vital road safety messages to young people. Brake is working hard to improve young peoples’ road safety in Northern Ireland through the [...] -
Road Safety Week 2015
- 24/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Brake is encouraging educators to register for Road Safety Week (23-29 Nov), promoting the ‘drive less, live more’ theme. Educators can link activities to this theme or any road safety topic. Brake will be encouraging families to consider how they use roads, and if they can switch to walking, cycling or using [...] -
Brake urges Scottish government to take action
- 17/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Brake, the road safety charity, is urging the Scottish Government to take decisive action to reverse an alarming rise in deaths on Scotland’s roads. Transport Scotland statistics released today show 200 people were killed in 2014, 16% more than in 2013. Serious injuries also increased by one per cent to 1,694. [...] -
FMG pledges support to road safety
- 01/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Specialist incident and risk management outsourcer FMG, has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to improving road safety by renewing its position as corporate sponsor to national road safety charity, Brake. FMG is committed to reducing the frequency and impact of incidents and supports a huge array of customers [...] -
Brake asks for politicians’ help
- 01/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Brake has added its voice to the call of organisations around the world to #SaveKidsLives as part of the United Nations’ third Global Road Safety Week (4-10 May 2015). In the run up to the UK general election on 7 May, through its GO 20 campaign, Brake is calling on all parties to commit to a 20mph default urban [...] -
Brake calls for graduated driving licensing
- 25/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
It has been estimated that almost 9,000 injuries, 866 of them deaths or serious injuries, could have been prevented in the last two years if the government had introduced a system of graduated driver licensing. Brake, the road safety charity, has condemned the government’s failure to deliver progress, and urged [...]
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