Road safety charity Brake and Direct Line today reveal an overwhelming cry from the British public for Government action to 20curb the menace of drink and drug driving.
The call comes in the same month as the findings from an inquiry on drink and drug driving by Lord Peter North for the Department for Transport are [...]

The Sunday Times has reported that Lord Adonis, the transport secretary, expects an official review of the drink and drug drive laws by Sir Peter North to recommend reducing the legal drink-drive limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg. He said he would take this “very seriously” and added: “A strong [...]

The Urban Challenge Fund, announced this week in the UK by the Department for Transport, will replace the Congestion Transport Innovation Fund. It is designed to support measures that tackle congestion and also safety and cut carbon emissions. Local authorities can apply to the fund.
Brake’s campaigns officer Ellen Booth said: “We welcome the widening of [...]

The Fleet Safety Forum is run by road safety charity Brake to provide risk management advice and help to fleet managers through guidance, events and resources. As around one in three road crashes involves a vehicle being driven for work, Brake sees it as a priority to help fleet managers improve safety and reduce the [...]

Road Safety Minister challenged on need for companies to report work-related crashes under RIDDOR
Speakers at Brake’s annual Fleet Safety Forum conference yesterday challenged the Road Safety Minister to address the vital issue of lack of data relating to work related road crashes. 
The Road Safety Minister, Paul Clark, stated that “75% of work related [...]

Pledge2DriveSafely: FREE resource for fleet managers Road safety charity Brake has published a FREE resource specifically targeted at fleet managers, to help them educate and improve safety for company drivers. The electronic guidance explains the Pledge2DriveSafely campaign, giving practical advice and examples of how managers can use it to affect the [...]

Gary Pitchford was killed when his girlfriend, uninsured learner driver Anna Marie Hibben, lost control of the car when speeding down a country road at night.
This case highlights the urgent need for tougher regulation of young drivers, who, by the nature of their age, take more risks on the road.
Mary Williams OBE, Brake’s Chief Executive, [...]

Brake is calling for controls on older drivers following the death of an 18 month old boy, killed when an 89 year old driver mounted the pavement. It is thought that the driver lost control of the car when he became ill at the wheel.
Brake deputy chief executive Cathy Keeler said: “Current law requires [...]

Arval ‘s Fleet & Road Safety Manager, Tracy Young has spoken at the Driving for Better Business Seminar, a national forum to promote best practise and road safety within the business community, in North Antrim, Northern Ireland about the benefits of delivering road safety plans and how at Arval, through securing commitment from the top [...]

Legislation coming into force today will force UK drivers disqualified for serious motoring offences in Ireland to serve their full ban if they return to the UK. Similarly, disqualifications earned by Irish drivers in the UK will be recognised and enforced when they return to Ireland.
Ellen Booth, Brake’s Campaigns Officer, said: “This common-sense measure is [...]