Click on the links below to read our research reports. You can also read our strategy documents, vision for safe and healthy mobility and latest annual reports here.
Brake and AXA UK driver survey reports
How the cost-of-living crisis affects road safety
Are people being forced to make choices that may compromise their safety as they strive to save money in response to rises in living costs?
Driver testing and education
Driver views on test standards and tuition, with a focus on lifelong learning, fitness to drive and phased approaches to licensing
Vehicle safety systems and the future of driving
Driver views on the safety technology in their cars that can help prevent crashes, and whether it should be made mandatory for all new vehicles in the UK
Seat belts and passive safety systems
Driver views on seat belts and other safety measures that help prevent against death and injury in the event of a crash, including head restraints, air bags and child seats.
Brake research reports
Brake response to Department for Transport Road Collision Investigation Branch consultation, 2021
Read Brake's response to a Government consultation about the creation of a Road Collision Investigation Branch to provide the necessary evidence to properly investigate and determine the most effective countermeasures to tackle future road casualties
Safe Roads for All, 2021
An expert report calling on UK Government to implement a Safe and Healthy Mobility Strategy and Action Plan for roads, 2021-30, to deliver sustainability and prosperity. Written by members of the Safe Roads for All Alliance, including Brake
Managing work-related road injury risk: Ensuring decent work conditions for those who drive for work and protecting other road users, 2020
This report is written and produced by members of the Work-Related Road Safety Project Group of the UNRSC, to coincide with the 3rd Ministerial Conference on Road Safety: Achieving Global Goals 2030, Stockholm, Sweden, 2020
Forgotten victims, 2020
A Brake report about post-crash care for families affected by tragedies on our roads, explaining that this is a daily national disaster requiring urgent national strategy and funding
Help when the worst happens, 2020
An urgent report on meeting the needs of people bereaved in challenging circumstances, written by Brake in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Teaching Safe and Healthy Mobility in Schools, 2020
How road safety is taught in schools, and recommendations to inform the development of road safety resources for educators
Global Fleet Champions Manifesto for Fleet Safety and Sustainability, 2018
Manifesto to help organisations understand how to move people and goods safely and sustainably. Published as part of the Global Fleet Champions campaign, administered by Brake
Inspire, Inform, Engage: A pragmatic approach to road safety and sustainable transport education interventions, 2017
This report was written by Brake, based on findings by academics in the fields of transport psychology and health education, presented at the International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology, Brisbane, Australia, in 2016
Safe driving reports
The reports listed below are based on research carried out by Brake. For each report, Brake asked more than 2000 drivers questions about driving behaviour. The surveys were carried out online by independent market research company, SurveyGoo.