Safer Communities Team’s Post

Road Safety Week is Brake, the road safety charity's biggest road safety campaign. Every year, thousands of schools, organisations and communities get involved to share important road safety messages, remember people affected by road death and injury, and raise funds to help Brake care for more road victims and campaign for safe roads for everyone. This is something that tends to go under the radar in a number of schools. But from my own experiences is an extremely important issue. Having witnessed a number of children involved in car related accidents during my time as a teacher. Are you doing anything in your schools to promote Road Safety Week? #roadsafety #roadsafetyweek

This week is #RoadSafetyWeek when thousands of schools, organisations and communities get involved to share important road safety messages, remember people affected by road death and injury, and raise funds to help Brake, the road safety charity care for more road victims and campaign for safe roads for everyone. ❤️ This year's theme is SPEED. Five people die on UK roads every day, so why do we still think it’s OK to speed? When it comes to road safety, speed matters. In a crash, 1mph can mean the difference between life and death, but we know that people still regularly break speed limits or travel too fast for the conditions of the road. 🚚🚗🚙🏍️ The formula is simple: the higher the speed, the longer the stopping distance, the harder the crash, and the greater the risk of death and injury. Do you know your stopping distances?

Let’s talk about SPEED 🚗 Five people die on UK roads every day, so why do we still think it’s OK to speed? 🤔 Take part in Road Safety Week - 19–25 November 2023. 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, remember people affected by road death and injury, and raise funds to help Brake care for more road victims and campaign for safe roads for everyone (Brake, the road safety charity). Find out what's happening and how you can get involved 👇 #RoadSafetyWeek #HealthAndSafety #UKHealth

HeathBrook fully supports this year's #RoadSafetyWeek, organised by Brake, the road safety charity. The theme this year is 'Let's Talk About Speed,' aiming to raise awareness about the dangers of speeding. Learn more about safer driving habits here: https://buff.ly/2Ub8Iy1 #saferoads #roadsafetyawareness #roadsafetyweek

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Five people die on UK roads every day, so why do drivers still think it’s OK to speed? Brake, the road safety charity, is asking this question during Road Safety Week 2023. At E-Training World, we know the dangers of speeding. That’s why our driver training includes modules specifically designed to raise awareness of using both safe and legal speed and reduce the risk of accidents due to speeding. #roadsafety #speedawareness #roadsafetyweek #drivertraining https://lnkd.in/dMwHTCf

We’re passionate about getting everyone home safely and are taking part in #RoadSafetyWeek with Brake, the road safety charity to learn more about why speed matters and what we can do keep everyone safe Five people die on UK roads every day. One in four fatal crashes involve someone driving too fast. The higher the speed, the greater the risk of death and injury. Scroll for more speed facts and learn more at https://lnkd.in/gEyXPjp #RoadSafetyWeek #safetymatters #roadsafety

#DidYouKnow that your total stopping distance increases significantly the faster you drive? At 20mph your total stopping distance is 12 metres. At 30mph, this increases to 23 metres. For #RoadSafetyWeek, we are educating our team members on the importance of road safety. Our signatures have all been updated with the Brake charity campaign information, and we are talking about speed through internal communications throughout the week. Let’s all come together to keep within the correct speed limits from today and make the roads safer for everyone. #SaferHealthierPlanet #CawoodRoadSafetyWeek #DriveSafely

Brake, the road safety charity have released new research for #RoadSafetyWeek including: •303 died in crashes caused by speeding, up 20% since 2021 •92% agree speed limits are essential, yet 34% often break the limit •39% agree built-up areas should be 20mph Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/eEy4RzAT

This is so impactful.