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Cycles: Be Bike Smart

During its annual road safety week, charity Brake is urging fleets to be Bike Smart. Ben Rooth reports

two-wheelers 3 Dec

Health: are you fit to drive?

Ensuring drivers are in good health has an important part to play in road safety. Andrew Ryan looks at three key areas

People leadership 27 Nov

Road Safety Week: Vulnerable road-users at greater risk

Bikers and cyclists are 63 times more likely to be killed or seriously injured on British roads, per mile travelled, than car drivers, new research from Brake suggests.

19 Nov

Brake offers free webinar on tackling drink and drug driving

Brake is running a free webinar providing expert information and advice for employers and fleet and road safety professionals on tackling drink and drug driving.

9 Nov

Brake to run free webinar on vehicle maintenance

Brake will run the free webinar, ‘Maintenance and mechanics – how safe are your vehicles?’, featuring talks from fleet professionals on November 8.

30 Oct

Brake Fleet Safety Awards winners announced

The road safety charity has recognised organisations for their contribution to improving the safety of at-work drivers, at its annual Fleet Safety Awards.

16 Oct

Road safety charities call for action as road casualty numbers stagnate

Road safety charities IAM RoadSmart and Brake have called for action to be taken after the number of people killed or seriously injured on UK roads has stagnated.

28 Sep

Older bosses 'less likely' to monitor driver behaviour

More than half of employers (54%) aged over 55 with responsibility for company drivers take no action to monitor or manage their behaviour.

27 Sep

Trakm8 to support Brake as corporate partner

Trakm8 has announced that it will support Brake by joining as a corporate partner, alongside Direct Line and FMG.

19 Sep

Devitt Insurance Services and Ford headline sponsors of UK Road Safety Week 2018

Devitt Insurance Services and Ford have announced a partnership with Brake to sponsor UK Road Safety Week 2018.

13 Sep

Brake fleet safety survey 2018 calls for respondents

Brake has invited all organisations with employees who drive for work to take part in its annual fleet safety survey.

5 Sep

Brake announces Fleet Safety Awards 2018 shortlist

Brake has announced the shortlist for its 2018 annual Fleet Safety Awards sponsored by Trimble Field Service Management.

23 Aug

Death by dangerous cycling law consultation launched

The DfT has launched a consultation on whether a new law equivalent to causing death by dangerous driving should be introduced for cyclists.

13 Aug

Call for law change after drink-drive figures show increase

New figures from the DfT show that 9,040 people were killed or injured on Britain’s roads in 2016 where a driver was over the legal limit for alcohol.

9 Aug

DVLA launches eyesight awareness campaign

The DVLA is encouraging drivers to take the ‘number plate test’ as a quick and easy way to check they meet the minimum eyesight requirements for driving.

24 Jul