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‘SAVE OUR SPEED CAMERAS!’ campaign comes to Somerset	03.09.10
Brake reacts to reports that Government will stick with drink drive limit	24.08.10
‘SAVE OUR SPEED CAMERAS!’ says angry protest in Wiltshire at decision to close Road Safety Partnership	20.08.10
Millions of drivers risking lives through confusion about tired driving	13.08.10
Brake reaction to Government announcement that drugalysers will be introduced to catch drug drivers	06.08.10
Essex MP wins top award from national road safety charity	02.08.10
Bereaved mother launches campaign to get speed cameras reinstated in Swindon one year after they were switched off	29.07.10
Charity launches international online road safety library	28.07.10
Brake reaction to vital road safety work being halted following Government funding cuts	23.07.10
Transport Committee Inquiry on drink & drug driving law announced	22.07.10
Early Day Motion on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and road death	20.07.10
Brake holds parliamentary reception on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea	20.07.10
Brake issues letter to Local Authority Chief Executives	07.07.10
Brake meets with Road Safety Minister Mike Penning	06.07.10
Brake recognises life-saving achievements at prestigious Fleet Safety Forum Awards	02.07.10
Speeding young drivers a major menace on roads, finds research	30.06.10
Annual road casualty statistics released – Brake warns of flawed reporting and uncertain future for road safety	24.06.10
Brake warns Government on road safety funding bombshell	22.06.10
Brake challenges Road Safety Minister’s dismissive comments on speed cameras	18.06.10
Brake calls for zero tolerance approach to drink and drug driving in response to North Report	16.06.10
Chingford and Woodford Green MP wins top award from national road safety charity	11.06.10
11,000 teachers to get guidance on bereaved child support	27.05.10
Brake slams transport secretary announcement not to fund cameras	15.05.10
Keep Speed in Sport says road safety charity and transport research body	15.05.10
Towns and villages still blighted by speed, finds research launched at London conference today	13.05.10
Jacqueline Wilson speaks out for Brake	12.05.10
Nurses seek zero tolerance on drink driving – Brake reaction	29.04.10
Brake calls on companies to sign up to truck visibility code	27.04.10
Pulitzer Prize for Distracted Driving – Brake reaction	14.04.10
Hands-free phones a major distraction – Brake’s reaction	31.03.10
Brake steps up 'Forgotten Victims' campaign as Victims' Commissioner takes up role	30.03.10
Transport Select Committee criticises implementation of new European motorcycle test - Brake reaction	23.03.10
Strong public support for action on drink and drug-driving	17.03.10
Brake urges cross-party support on lower drink-drive limit	15.03.10
Brake seconds Committee's concerns over foreign truck driver safety	10.03.10
Brake supports announcement of Urban Challenge Fund but calls for ring fenced funding for road safety	10.03.10
Brake celebrates the adoption of a decade of action on road safety	07.03.10
Brake comments on staggering success of new road safety viral	01.03.10
Fresh calls for the Government to raise the age at which learner drivers can take their test	24.02.10
Parents urged to march for road safety	24.02.10
Brake speaks out on shockingly low drug driving conviction rates	23.02.10
Mary Williams OBE sets out Brake's election manifesto	15.02.10
Brake demands annual ‘fit to drive’ health check for over 70’s	11.02.10
Brown gives tentative support to Central European Time	08.02.10
Protest against 30-day limit for road crash memorials	02.02.10
Driver disqualification in UK and Ireland now mutually recognised – Brake response	28.01.10
Brake comment from chief executive Mary Williams OBE on EuroRAP report	27.01.10
Fresh calls for government action on speed	26.01.10
Road safety ‘Parliamentarian of the Year’ award winners announced	20.01.10
Brake says 'nice words, time for action'	20.01.10
Zak the Zebra gallops into Doune to demand a pedestrian crossing!	15.01.10
Drivers scarily complacent about dangerous vehicles, says Brake and Direct Line	15.01.10
Brake calls for mini-motorbike ban in open letter to Home Secretary	04.01.10
Government announces proposed increase in dangerous driving penalty	23.12.09
BBC publishes interactive guide and map to death on UK roads	16.12.09
Department for Transport speed limit guidance proposals - Brake reaction	16.12.09
Handheld mobile phone use on rise - Brake reaction	11.12.09
20mph limits save lives says report - Brake reaction	11.12.09
Download a cool song about road safety in aid of Brake	06.12.09
Government announces drink and drug drive review and delay to road safety strategy publication	03.12.09
It's Road Safety Week	23.11.09
New book launched to support suddenly bereaved children: Survey finds 7 out of 10 schools are crying out for help	11.11.09
Radical overhaul of criminal justice system urged by Victims' Champion - Brake reaction	05.11.09
Communication, information, signposting: focus on improving services for road crash victims at Brake conference	03.11.09
New drug drive law planned - Brake reaction	22.10.09
Public Accounts Committe road safety report - Brake's response	22.10.09
Road crashes one of modern society's biggest social ills	21.10.09
Ireland plans to reduce drink-drive limit to 50mg	20.10.09
Tory speed camera announcement - Brake reaction	06.10.09
Casualty figures show injuries three times higher than previously reported	01.10.09
National Victims Service	29.09.09
MP Norman Baker wins Brake's 'Parliamentarian of the Month' award	15.09.09
You’d be off your head not to check your head restraint, says road safety charity and Direct Line	26.08.09
Government drug driving campaign - Brake reaction	17.08.09
Drivers want tougher driving tests and curfews on new drivers, finds Brake research	09.07.09
Men more likely to speed, says road safety charity	03.04.09
Gordon Prentice MP and Linda Riordan MP named Road Safety Parliamentarians of the Year	21.01.09
17-year-old Toby wins Volunteer of the Year Award	21.01.09
Young drivers think they'll get away with it, warns research by road safety charity	26.12.08
Bereaved mothers' brave speeches to national conference welcomed by police Family Liaison Officers	27.11.08
Brake's response to the Government's road safety compliance consultation	20.11.08
Stop, imagine, change	12.11.08
Road Safety Week 2008 survey of child safety in cars, on bikes and on foot	12.11.08
Facts about road death and injury released by Brake in Road Safety Week 2008	12.11.08
Transport Select Committee road safety report - Brake reaction	29.10.08
Swindon Council scraps speed cameras	23.10.08
Brake Response to 2007 Road Casualty statistics	25.09.08
Brake reaction to sentencing guidelines	31.08.08
Drink-drive casualty figures published - Brake comment	07.08.08