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Because everyone has the right to safe and healthy mobility

Spotlight on... National Road Victim Service Brake’s National Road Victim Service supports people affected by road death and serious injury and the professionals supporting them. Every 20 minutes, someone is killed or seriously injured on a British road. Each crash is a tragedy, each crash is preventable. Our vision is a world with zero road deaths and serious injuries but while road trauma remains a reality, we will provide support to those affected.

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Also in this issue... New Road Safety Action Plan Continued stagnation in Britain’s road safety record Virtual Run 2019 Schools across the UK are invited to take part in the 2019 Bike to School Week Tee off with Brake for 2020 Events

New Road Safety Action Plan The Government has set out a package of measures to reduce the number of people killed and injured on roads, including a review of roads policing, which Brake welcomes given the findings in our recent report on roads policing. Read more

Continued stagnation in Britain’s road safety record Government figures revealed that there has been little change in the number of people killed and seriously injured on the roads. Brake has called on the Government to adopt a Vision Zero approach with clear targets to tackle this stagnation. Read more

Virtual Run 2019 We aim to collectively run 1,774km this September in memory of the 1,774 people who are killed, on average, on our roads each year. Sign up to take part here

2019 Bike to School Week, 23 – 27 September! To support schools throughout #BikeToSchoolWeek, the Bikeability Trust and Sustrans have produced a range of resources, including posters, daily activities and a video guide on how to make cycling safer. And there are two competitions for participants to enter to win bikes by submitting photos and stories of their Bike to School Week activities! Learn more

Tee off with Brake in 2020 Join us next May for our first charity golf day! Enjoy a day out at Belton Woods Golf Club (Grantham) and have fun while raising funds to save lives on the road. Sign up here