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Employers urged to help drivers ‘tune in’ to road safety

Road Safety Week, which takes place from November 18-24, will appeal to everyone to ‘tune in’ to road safety and avoid distractions to help save lives.

22 Mar

Beware of poor windscreen visibility

With poor windscreen visibility linked to an estimated 40 road deaths and 600 serious injuries a year, road safety charity Brake and Autoglass are urging drivers to keep a clean and safe windscreen.

6 Mar

Brake recognises road safety campaigners

The family of Lillian Groves, killed by a drug driver aged just 14, have won a national award for their work campaigning for a new law to crack down on dangerous drug drivers.

18 Jan

Fleets urged to raise awareness during Road Safety Week

Fleets are being urged to get involved in a week-long national road safety campaign which is launched today (Monday, November 19). Brake, the road safety charity, is appealing to drivers to slow down to 20mph around homes, schools and shops, and calling for 20mph limits in built-up areas.

19 Nov

Brake launches annual fleet safety conference and awards

Road safety charity Brake is inviting fleet operators and suppliers to enter and attend its annual fleet safety conference and awards.

12 Nov

Brake launches new advice service for fleets

Brake, the road safety charity, is launching a new initiative called ‘Ask Brake’, which will provide fleet managers and health and safety professionals with guidance on issues they are experiencing with the safety of their fleets.

24 Oct

Brake calls on fleets to reduce risks posed by young drivers

Road safety charity Brake is calling on fleet managers to acknowledge and manage the risks posed by employing people under the age of 25 as professional drivers.

9 Oct

Fundraising evening for Brake

Cardinus Risk Management is holding a charity evening in Peterborough during Road Safety Week to raise funds for Brake.

1 Oct

Brake calls on fleets to get ‘back to basics’ on road risk

Road safety charity Brake is running a new seminar for fleet professionals called Managing road risk: back to basics. The event takes place on Tuesday October 9, 2012 in London.

25 Sep

Drivers call for higher fines for traffic offenders

The vast majority of drivers want to see much higher fines and tougher enforcement to tackle the risky and selfish drivers who repeatedly flout laws and get away with it, a survey suggests.

20 Sep

Brake welcomes reported halt to 80mph plans

The Daily Star has reported that Prime Minister David Cameron was ‘ready to put the brakes on raising the motorway speed limit to 80mph’ following comments from new Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin that ‘safety is paramount’.

18 Sep

Alcohol still a problem, but 18% of people killed on roads test positive for drugs

Drink-driving in the UK remains one of the biggest killers on our roads despite a shift in attitudes over the past 20 years.

6 Sep

Fleet managers offered free guidance on speed

Fleet managers are being encouraged to register now to take part in the UK’s flagship road safety event Road Safety Week from November 19-25, to receive a free Fleet Safety Forum report on speed sponsored by Mix Telematics.

30 Aug

Fleet managers urged to attend road safety events

Brake, the road safety charity, is helping organisations in the Midlands to tackle dangerous driving through two essential events for fleet managers and health and safety personnel.

14 Aug

Fleets urged to slow down to reduce road fatalities

Speed continues to be one of the biggest killers on roads in the UK and through its annual campaign, Road Safety Week, Brake is asking drivers to slow down in communities.

10 Aug

Brake calls for fleets to show zero tolerance to drink and drug driving

Road safety charity Brake is urging employers with staff who drive for work to take advantage of low-cost events and resources through its Fleet Safety Forum to help stamp out drink driving, as results from the police summer drink drive crack-down were released.

1 Aug

Fleets urged to promote cycling and protect cyclists

The Fleet Safety Forum, a division of Brake, the road safety charity, has launched a campaign to promote safe cycling.

13 Jul

Brake hosts drink and drug driving seminar

Brake is hosting a seminar looking at how fleets and road safety professionals can tackle drink and drug driving at the Tally Ho conference centre, Birmingham, on Tuesday, September 25, from 11am to 4pm.

13 Jul

Charity calls for urgent Government action

The charity Brake is calling on the government to give far greater priority to preventing road casualties and making communities safer, as government statistics reveal an increase in people killed and seriously injured on British roads for the first time in 17 years.

29 Jun

Fleets urged to manage the risks posed by using agency drivers

Research has shown that agency drivers are more prone to be involved in collisions and with 42% of UK companies using temporary staff as drivers it is a key safety issue fleet managers need to address.

20 Jun

Brake - Page 17

Employers urged to help drivers ‘tune in’ to road safety

Beware of poor windscreen visibility

Brake recognises road safety campaigners

Fleets urged to raise awareness during Road Safety Week

Brake launches annual fleet safety conference and awards

Brake launches new advice service for fleets

Brake calls on fleets to reduce risks posed by young drivers

Fundraising evening for Brake

Brake calls on fleets to get ‘back to basics’ on road risk

Drivers call for higher fines for traffic offenders

Brake welcomes reported halt to 80mph plans

Alcohol still a problem, but 18% of people killed on roads test positive for drugs

Fleet managers offered free guidance on speed

Fleet managers urged to attend road safety events

Fleets urged to slow down to reduce road fatalities

Brake calls for fleets to show zero tolerance to drink and drug driving

Fleets urged to promote cycling and protect cyclists

Brake hosts drink and drug driving seminar

Charity calls for urgent Government action

Fleets urged to manage the risks posed by using agency drivers

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Brake - Page 17

Employers urged to help drivers ‘tune in’ to road safety

Beware of poor windscreen visibility

Brake recognises road safety campaigners

Fleets urged to raise awareness during Road Safety Week

Brake launches annual fleet safety conference and awards

Brake launches new advice service for fleets

Brake calls on fleets to reduce risks posed by young drivers

Fundraising evening for Brake

Brake calls on fleets to get ‘back to basics’ on road risk

Drivers call for higher fines for traffic offenders

Brake welcomes reported halt to 80mph plans

Alcohol still a problem, but 18% of people killed on roads test positive for drugs

Fleet managers offered free guidance on speed

Fleet managers urged to attend road safety events

Fleets urged to slow down to reduce road fatalities

Brake calls for fleets to show zero tolerance to drink and drug driving

Fleets urged to promote cycling and protect cyclists

Brake hosts drink and drug driving seminar

Charity calls for urgent Government action

Fleets urged to manage the risks posed by using agency drivers

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