• GEM backs Road Safety Week

    • 14 November 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Road safety and breakdown recovery organisation GEM Motoring Assist is encouraging every road user to get involved in Road Safety Week, which runs from 14-20 November The theme for Road Safety Week, organised by the road safety charity Brake, is ‘safe roads for all’, something fully supported by GEM, with [...]
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  • Gender gap revealed in collision statistics

    • 12 October 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has revealed that male drivers in Great Britain are three times more likely than women to be involved in a road collision that injures of kills a pedestrian The data has revealed that 4,363 male drivers were involved in incidents compared to 1,473 females during 2020 and the first six months of [...]
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  • New drivers should be restricted

    • 24 May 2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A new study by Brake, the road safety charity, has revealed 92% of people back some kind of restriction for newly qualified drivers The latest figures show 2,088 young drivers and passengers aged between 17 and 24 were killed and seriously injured in just one year Drivers aged between 17 and 19 make up just 15% of [...]
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  • Brake urge introduction of ISA

    • 21 October 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Brake, the road safety charity, is urging the government to take steps towards introducing intelligent speed adaptation (ISA) on UK roads, after a survey carried out on behalf of the charity found almost two-thirds (63%) of drivers would be willing to let this ground-breaking technology automatically restrict their [...]
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  • Brake back 20mph speed limit

    • 30 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A research report released today (30 September 2015) by Brake, the road safety charity, has called for the removal of unnecessary barriers faced by local councils in implementing 20mph speed limits to deliver safer walking and cycling The report finds that moving to 20mph limits across built up areas would [...]
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  • Safety warnings over sat navs

    • 7 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Road safety campaigners have warned about the dangers of drivers being over dependent on satellite navigation technology, after the number of drivers using the devices overtook those who do not for the first time Motorists who choose to get by without a sat nav are now in the minority, the Department for [...]
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  • Free Brake membership for SME’s

    • 1 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Brake, the road safety charity is offering 250 SMEs free membership to its acclaimed Brake Professional membership scheme for fleet professionals Brake Professional is a membership scheme for any organisation with at-work drivers; members receive practical guidance and tools to support them in managing their [...]
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  • Don’t use your mobile when driving

    • 28 August 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    In the run up to the Bank holiday weekend, Brake, the road safety charity, is urging friends and family not to put loved ones' lives at risk by talking to them on the phone while they're driving The call comes as a survey by Brake reveals the source of deadly phone distraction for drivers In the past year: • [...]
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  • Car buyers should put safety first

    • 11 August 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Brake, the road safety charity, is encouraging drivers – especially the young – to put safety first when it comes to buying a new vehicle The call comes on the back of survey results, released today (11 August 2015), showing safety features are less of a priority for young drivers when choosing a vehicle than [...]
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  • ‘Break the drink drive habit’

    • 6 August 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 [...]
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