Brake is an independent national road safety charity. Brake exists to stop the 7 deaths and 71 serious injuries that happen on UK roads every day and to care for families bereaved and seriously injured in road crashes.
Brake produces educational road safety literature, runs community training programmes and runs events including Road Safety Week (23-29 November 2009). BrakeCare, Brake’s support division, cares for road crash victims through a helpline and other services.
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One third of drivers could have sub-standard vision
A nationwide poll of 3,000 drivers, commissioned by Specsavers, revealed that one in three had not been for an eye examination in more than two years, as recommended by opticians.
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Drug driving twice as common in younger people
A YouGov survey commissioned by drug and alcohol testing company Concateno has shown that 92% of people agree with the statement that drug driving is as socially unacceptable as drink driving.
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Latest crash test results revealed
EuroNCAP has released the crash test results for 12 new vehicles. Toyota's Urban Cruiser gets just three stars
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Royal Mail achieves 'Business Champion' status
One of the world’s largest occupational road risk management programmes has been established by Royal Mail Group and earned the organisation ‘business champion’ status under the Government-backed ‘Driving for Better Business’ campaign, which is delivered by RoadSafe.
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Drink and drugs high on young drivers 'to do' list
Drink and drug driving among young adults is at shockingly high levels, according to a Brake report launched in Road Safety Week.
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TyreSafe receives international road safety award
TyreSafe, the tyre safety organisation, has been awarded the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award in recognition of its achievements in raising awareness about the dangers associated with driving on defective and worn tyres.
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Scottish drivers need training, says RoSPA
New road casualty figures for Scotland show the need for drivers and motorcyclists to consider refresher training to improve their skills, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said.
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New safety campaign targeting fleet managers launched
Brake has launched a new nationwide campaign specifically targeted at fleet managers, to help them educate and improve safety for company drivers.
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Balfour Beatty visits schools to raise awareness about drink and drug driving
Balfour Beatty Plant & Fleet Services, who provide a wide range of vehicles, plant and engineering services, is lending support to national Road Safety Week (November 23 - 29), coordinated by Brake, the national road safety charity.
The company will visit five secondary schools and colleges in the Derby region to promote key road safety messages. Working with young people, aged 15 to 18, staff will be delivering interactive presentations that will raise awareness about the dangers of drink and drug driving.
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Ford ensourages young drivers to maintain their cars properly
Ford is taking part in Road safety Week by highlighting how young drivers should maintain their cars.
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Bolton MP gets top award from national road safety charity
Brian Iddon, MP for Bolton South East has been named ‘Parliamentarian of the Month’ by Brake and Direct Line for his work in campaigning for life safety measures to tackle fatalities caused by crashes with lorries.
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Under-inflated tyres a major safety issue
Research indicates that almost half of all tyres are under-inflated.
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