Road Safety Week is Brake's biggest road safety campaign. Every year, thousands of schools, organisations and communities get involved to share important road safety messages and join their call for safe roads for everyone.

Safe vehicles save lives!

Every year, more than 1700 people die on UK roads. Another 30,000 receive serious, life-changing injuries. The numbers are shocking, and there has been no significant reduction for more than a decade.

At Brake, we believe that every road crash is a preventable tragedy. We believe in a world where no one is killed or harmed on a road. Safe vehicles can help us get there…

This Road Safety Week, we want to make sure that every time we get in a vehicle we are as safe as possible, whoever we are and however we travel.

Because safe vehicles save lives!

What is a safe vehicle?

Safe vehicles are designed to prevent road crashes and protect people inside and outside the vehicle if a crash does happen

Safe vehicles...

• Prevent crashes - Automated driver assistance systems keep vehicles in the right lane and below speed limits, detect hazards and brake in an emergency.
• Protect people inside and outside the vehicle - Seatbelts, airbags and ‘forgiving’ vehicle parts protect people inside and outside the vehicle in a crash. Vehicles must pass stringent crash tests.
• Manage driver safety - Vehicle technology detects unsafe driving behaviour (e.g. due to tiredness) and informs authorities.
• Are roadworthy - Vehicles are maintained to the highest standards and drivers carry out checks before every journey.
• Record crashes - Event data recorders record what happens in a crash and notify emergency services immediately.

Safe vehicles are an important part of the safe systems approach to road safety – a shared approach to prevent death and serious injury from road crashes.

Sign up now to take part and do something amazing for road safety.

Everyone who registers will get access to a free Road Safety Week action pack, full of ideas and activities.

Sign up now to find out what's happening and how you can get involved. We will send updates by email to everyone who has registered.

 

This Road Safety Week…

• Brake is helping everyone understand what they mean when they talk about safe vehicles and why they are so vital in helping make our roads safer and preventing road death and injury.
• They are helping people understand why it’s important to ensure a vehicle is roadworthy before every journey, and how to carry out regular checks.
• They are talking about how the latest vehicle safety technology can make us all safer – but only if we keep features such as intelligent speed assistance switched on when we get in our cars.
• They are helping children and young people learn about safe vehicles and call on them to design the vehicles for the future.
• They are helping organisations that employ people who drive for work to understand the importance of buying and leasing the safest vehicles and carrying out essential safety checks before every journey.
• The are sharing the stories of people whose lives have been devastated by road crashes.
• They are showcasing the work of Brake's National Road Victim Service, which provides expert emotional and practical support to thousands of road victim families during their darkest and most difficult times.

Let's make every journey we make as safe as possible, whoever we are and however we travel.