Browse our fact sheets and reports on the causes of road death and injury and our campaigns for change. Don’t forget to also visit our acclaimed Road Safety Library website for a wealth of research findings on road safety, and also visit our safety tips pages on this site for advice on using roads. If you are looking for casualty figures, these can usually be accessed through government websites.

THE CARNAGE

Road casualties across the globe
Road casualties in Europe - (pdf)
Road casualties in Britain: FAQs

THE HORROR

Danica’s story: I was hit on a pavement by a drink driver
Chris’s story: I was brain injured by my own driving
Elizabeth’s story: death of a much-loved daughter
Sara’s story: death of a much-loved son
Tracey’s story: death of a much-loved son
Memories: bereaved victims tell you about their loved ones
A mother’s plea
One man’s crash: a story from the 60’s

THE AFTERMATH

Road crash injuries
Head injuries
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Emergency care following a road crash in the UK
Roadside memorials to road crash victims in the UK
Organ and tissue donation after a road crash in the UK
Photos of victims in the media in the UK

SPEED

Speed enforcement
Why 20mph is plenty in towns and villages
The danger of speed on rural roads
Motorway speed limits
How local authorities set speed limits in the UK
The science of speed - why it kills - (word)
Speed in the UK - an overview - (pdf)

ENFORCEMENT

Speed enforcement
Drink and drug driving enforcement
Road policing in the UK
Truck and bus enforcement in the UK
Stopping the misery of ‘joy riding’ in the UK
Evidence on the effect of speed cameras

DRIVER IMPAIRMENT AND DISTRACTION

Drink driving - an overview 
Drink driving - alcohol contents of drinks 
Drug driving - an overview 
Mobile phones - an overview - (pdf)
Tiredness - an overview
Tiredness - the peril of sleep apnoea
Eyesight - get your eyes tested
Stress - an overview

PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN

Child casualties in the UK -(word)
Time to put the clocks forward in the UK
The decline in school crossing patrols in the UK

ROAD DESIGN

Home zones for communities
‘Naked’ roads
Motorway crash barriers

CRASH PROTECTION AND VEHICLE DESIGN / MAINTENANCE

Seat belts and crash protection
Child restraints
Why cycle helmets save lives
The dangers of 4x4s
Wheel loss - the fatal bouncing bomb

THE YOUNG AND THE OLD

Young drivers - the hard facts
Graduated licensing for safety
Older drivers

CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND OFFENDER REHABILITATION

Inadequate criminal charges for drivers who kill and maim in the UK
Inadequate criminal charge for hit and run drivers in the UK
Inadequate prosecution decisions in road death and injury cases in the UK
Inadequate sentences for Causing Death by Dangerous Driving in the UK
Compare and contrast: tough sentences for non-driving offences in the UK
Offender education in the UK

MOTORCYCLISTS

Motorcycles crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists
The dangers of children using quad bikes and mini-motos

DRIVING IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY

Foreign Drivers

UK DRIVER SURVEY REPORTS

In-depth reports by Brake on its surveys of drivers’ attitudes and behaviours
Speeding - (pdf)
Drink, drug and tired driving - (pdf)
Driver distractions - (pdf)
Drivers’ attitudes to risks - (pdf)
Young drivers - (pdf)
Pregnant women and seat belts - (pdf)
Men and women drivers - (pdf)
At-work drivers - (pdf)
Driver tuition and vehicle testing - (pdf)
Children in cars - (pdf)
Head restraints - (pdf)

DRIVER ADVICE (also see our safety tips section)

Breakdown advice
Winter driving - an overview
Winter driving - in ice and snow

GUIDANCE FOR FLEETS

These guidance documents are free to download; many more are available by subscribing to Brake’s Fleet Safety Forum. Go to ‘join us’ for more details.
Pledge2DriveSafely - (pdf) - Guidance for fleet managers on delivering road safety messages to at-work drivers
Young drivers: an information sheet for fleet managers - (pdf)
Accompanying poster - (pdf)
Fleet managers: don’t let stress and distractions affect your drivers’ safety - (pdf)
Accompanying poster - (pdf)
Fleet drivers: don’t let tiredness affect your drivers’ safety - (pdf)
Accompanying poster - (pdf)
Driver assessment and monitoring - (pdf)
Accompanying poster - (pdf)
Reporting and recording crash data - (pdf)
Accompanying poster - (pdf)

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