BRAKE is a unique program that is sponsored by the community, delivered at schools by teachers and involves parents and teenagers.

BRAKE is a program set up to deal with the reality of the high proportion of road crashes that involve inexperienced drivers.

• BRAKE is based on facts not fear campaigns.
• BRAKE is based on international social research that points to the issues underlying the high rate of road crashes suffered by our children
• BRAKE is a community based solution based on giving knowledge, power and responsibility to teenagers, their parents and their teachers.
• A BRAKE campaign can successfully reduce the number of reportable incidents in a community by 30%.

The BRAKE initiative - a new form of young driver learning, unlike any other road safety program.  The course differs from other driving courses in that it is a social model - it doesn't teach road rules, rather it teaches young drivers how to evaluate and apply their road safety knowledge.

This initiative is directed primarily at pre-learner drivers and focuses on BEHAVIOUR, RISK, ATTITUDE, KNOWLEDGE and EDUCATION. We teach driver behaviour, passenger responsibility, resisting peer pressure, avoiding distraction, hazard perception, risk analysis, crash re-enactment and analysis of crash causes.

BRAKE has been successfully implemented in five Queensland council regions. 

In Logan City Council, the first BRAKE course was a community course held in the Jimboomba Library in January 2007 (more) . . .

GOLD COAST CITY COUNCIL
In Gold Coast City Council, the first BRAKE course was held in 2007.  The Gold Coast City Council has provided significant financial support as well as  (more) . . .

In Central Highlands Regional Council, the first BRAKE course was held at Blackwater State High School in 2008.  (more) . . .

In Isaac Regional Council, the first BRAKE course was held at Dysart State High School in 2008.  The Mining Industry Road Safety Alliance (MIRSA) and the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (more) . . .

BRAKE relies on local community coordinators to bring our unique training program to the community and schools.  BRAKE Coordinators - like Cathie Flint in the Central Highlands and Coalfields - are sponsored by local businesses and service clubs. 

Cathie supports BRAKE training in eleven schools, training the teachers in the way to teach driver training, presenting the BRAKE story to parents and also co-teaching the courses.

Why did Cathie choose to get involved with BRAKE: "I like to be able to make a real difference in reducing the involvement of our under-25s in motor vehicle crashes. It’s a community-based activity, and part of my role is to involve parents and other community members, who also play a vital role in keeping young people safe on our roads."

She said the BRAKE program would be free to students in the Central Highlands thanks to funding from the Mining Industry Road Safety Alliance (MIRSA) and the support of the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA).

For more information about how you can become involved in BRAKE in your community, contact us here or call us on 0407 124 505