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Brake, the road safety charity, has joined a coalition of organisations calling for the UK government to support a proposal to help police catch risky, law-breaking drivers from other countries. The European Commission proposal, published today and backed by TISPOL, the European Traffic Police Network, would allow police across the EU to pursue traffic offences against drivers of […]
Brake, the road safety charity, has renewed calls for tougher charges and penalties for drivers who kill and injure following the publication of government criminal justice figures for 2013. The figures show the large proportion of drivers who kill and seriously injure being let off with relatively low penalties, reinforcing the importance of a forthcoming review of […]
Disqualified drivers who kill or injure now face much tougher sentences, with a maximum of 10 years for those who kill and four years for those who seriously injure. The current maximum sentence is only two years for a death, and there is no specific offence for causing a serious injury while disqualified. The justice […]
Overwhelming public support for 20mph limits was revealed today by road safety charity Brake and Allianz Insurance, whose survey shows eight in 10 people (78%) think 20mph should be the norm around schools, on residential streets, and in village, town and city centres. The news comes as Brake takes its GO 20 campaign for safe, […]
As the clocks go forward this Sunday, Brake, the road safety charity, is renewing calls for government to make roads safer by putting the clocks forward by an hour all year-round. This would mean making the most of available daylight, with lighter afternoons and evenings in the winter months, reducing danger to pedestrians and cyclists. […]
Brake has spoken out in support of Highways Agency proposals to roll out speed cameras on stretches of ‘smart’ motorways, to target drivers exceeding the 70mph limit. Julie Townsend, deputy chief executive, Brake, the road safety charity, said: “Speed cameras are an extremely well evidenced, cost-effective way to improve safety and reduce deaths and injuries […]
Do you have any of the dreaded (by some, I hasten to add) 20 miles per hour areas in your locality? Guidance from the Association of Chief Police Officers clarifying the police position on enforcement of 20mph speed limits has been published and reveals plans for tailored speed awareness courses for drivers who break 20mph […]
It is currently all over the news – a government commissioned report has stipulated that a full system of graduated driver licensing would reduce crashes and casualties involving young drivers. It estimates it would result in 4,471 fewer casualties and £224 million in cost savings annually. Read the report. Julie Townsend, deputy chief executive at Brake, […]
Employers are being encouraged to organise a Bright Day in support of safer roads as the clocks going back and evenings get darker, as part of an initiative by Brake and Autoglass®. Two pedestrians and cyclists are killed and 25 are seriously injured every day in the UK [1]. Bright Days raise awareness of how drivers can help […]
The road safety charity Brake has welcomed a government announcement that it is bringing in on-the-spot fixed penalty notices for ‘careless driving’ offences, but called for higher fines to deter risky law-breaking. The changes include: New police powers to issue on-the-spot fixed penalty fines for less serious careless driving offences Existing fixed penalty fines for […]