The Facts
Browse our fact sheets and reports on road death and injury, many on topics on which Brake is campaigning for change.
If you are looking for the latest casualty figures, these can usually be accessed through government websites.
Don’t forget you can also visit our road users’ advice centre for advice for you on using roads.
The carnage - an introduction
Road casualties across the globe
Road casualties in Europe pdf
Road casualties in Britain: FAQs
Not just a statistic: the horror behind the numbers
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
The shocking aftermath
Road crash injuries
Head injuries
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Emergency procedures following a road crash
Roadside memorials to road crash victims
Organ and tissue donation after a road crash
Photos of dying and seriously injured road crash victims in the media
Brake’s driver reports
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
Child and community safety through road design and speed reduction
The maths of speed - why it kills word
Child casualties word
Intelligent Speed Adaptation to end speeding
How local speed limits are set in the UK
Home zones
‘Naked’ roads
The decline in school crossing patrols in the UK
Time to put the clocks forward in the UK
Driver campaigns
Speed - an overview pdf
Speed - in town pdf
Speed - rural roads
Driver tiredness - an overview
Driver tiredness - the peril of sleep apnoea
Drink driving - an overview
Drink driving - alcohol contents of drinks
Drug driving - an overview of illegal drug driving
Mobile phones pdf
Driver stress - an overview
The vehicle - seat belts and crash protection
The vehicle - child restraints
The vehicle - the dangers of 4x4s
Winter driving - an overview
Winter driving - in ice and snow
Breakdown advice
Young drivers - an overview
Young drivers - graduated licensing
Older drivers
Pledge2DriveSafely pdf - Guidance for fleet managers on delivering road safety messages to at-work drivers
Police our Roads
Enforcing trucks and buses
Offender education
Drink-drive enforcement
Justice for road crash victims
Prosecution for serious traffic offences in the UK
Inadequate punishments for death by dangerous driving in the UK
Hit and run penalties in the UK
Joyriding penalties in the UK
Comparison - tough punishments for non-driving offences
Cycling
Motorcycling
Motorcycles crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists
The dangers of children using quad bikes and mini-motos
Vehicle design
Wheel loss - the fatal bouncing bomb
Foreign Drivers
Motorways
Motorway crash barriers
The UK’s motorway speed limit - why it shouldn’t be increased
Information sheets for fleet managers - kindly sponsored by the Department for Transport
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
