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Our children are victims of road violence. We need to talk about the deadly norms of car use
An academic article by Gilbert and te Brommelstroet discussed how death and injuries caused by car drivers and road violence have become a normalised everyday occurrence. BRAKE is trying to change the culture of teenage road users to make road safety a priority. These...
Australia was a world leader in road safety, but has progress stalled?
Australia was once a world leader in road safety, with Victoria in 1970 becoming the first jurisdiction in the world to mandate seatbelt use, along with Australian states being global leaders in instituting random breath testing. Yet, today, Australia has a culture...
Road safety experts propose levy on large SUVs in city to curb rising Victorian road deaths
In an interesting article, road safety experts have suggested that drivers of large SUVs in the city should be charged a levy as a possible way to reduce road deaths in Victoria. Large SUVs increased the risk of serious injury to other road users by about a third more...
Driver monitoring technology and synthetic data deployed to prevent road accidents
The world is turning towards artificial intelligence in everyday life. These technologies are also being explored as a potential preventative measure to reduce road deaths and trauma. Technologies are also becoming a crucial part of road safety with jurisdictions such...
Australia Road Death September Monthly Report
Unfortunately, each month, people are dying on our roads. The impact this has on so many loved ones and the broader community of each death is horrific. Each death on our road is not just a statistic, nor should each death be seen as just a consequence of using our...
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Post Categories About BRAKE Information for schools News Research PUBLISHED: 3/03/2017 BOS GOES MOBILE Online managment of the BRAKE Driver Awareness courses By BRAKE Editor BOS GOES MOBILE The BRAKE Online System for managing high school classes (BOS) has received...
NRMA awards BRAKE a Community Grant
The NRMA has announced that BRAKE Driver Awareness has received a $5,000 grant under the NRMA’s Community Grants Scheme. The grant was for “Promotion of safe driver behaviour in ‘at-risk’ groups through structured mentoring programs”. BRAKE CEO Mr Rob Duncan said he thanked the NRMA for their generosity.
BRAKE grant part of the SafeRoads4Logan initiative
Community Services Grants to bring BRAKE Driver Awareness training to two schools in the Logan area. Cr Pam Parker, Mayor of the City of Logan aims to reduce road crash trauma by 10 per cent through a partnership approach.
BRAKE Training Embraces the Web
Schools enrolling in BRAKE Driver Awareness courses for 2014 would have access to the new BRAKE Online System or BOS, said BRAKE CEO Rob Duncan. BOS is an online application that manages many aspects of the BRAKE courses allowing schools, teachers and students to control key parts of the BRAKE course from an online interface.
Bob Atkinson Joins BRAKE
The former Queensland Commissioner of Police, Mr Bob Atkinson, has joined the Board of BRAKE Driver Awareness Limited. Mr Atkinson brings years of practical experience in dealing with road safety issues in Queensland and sees BRAKE as a force for good in the community.
BRAKE Trains BMA Mining Staff
Steve Allen, BRAKE’s Director of Training, conducted training courses for 30 apprentices at three mines in Central Queensland. The innovative partnership between BMA, the Coalfields Training Excellence Centre and BRAKE has seen young apprentices across the Central Highlands educated in Drive Awareness.
BRAKE Talks to the Jimboomba Quota and Rotary Clubs
BRAKE Talks to the Jimboomba Quota and Rotary Clubs. This article is a scan of the Jimboomba Times article, July 27th, 2011
BRAKE Case Studies
BRAKE has been successfully implemented in a number of Queensland council regions over the past three years. The implementation of BRAKE in a community follows a fairly standard pattern. Here are the six steps to success.
BRAKE and Logan City Council
In Logan City Council, the first BRAKE course was a community course held in the Jimboomba Library in January 2007. This was the inaugural course and many of the participants remain in contact with BRAKE today. It has been implemented in Flagstone State Community College and Park Ridge State High School.
BRAKE Coordinator Profile
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.
BRAKE and Lockyer Valley Regional Council
The first community course in the Lockyer Valley was held in 2008 in conjunction with the Laidley Police. Laidley State High School have implemented BRAKE in 2010. We welcome them to the BRAKE family and it is fantastic that the school is helping their young people and community in relation to road safety.
Bendigo Community Bank Provides $40,000 to Support Brake in Logan
At a recent presentation ceremony, Colin Nelson, Chairman of the Logan Community Bank Branch of Bendigo Bank confirmed that BRAKE had been awarded a grant of $40,000 dollars from the bank.
Gold Coast Blaze NBL Join Forces With BRAKE
It was a terrific ending to the year for the multi-award winning Brake Driver Awareness program. CEO of Gold Coast Blaze NBL, Mr Dave Claxton, gave the thumbs up to joining forces with BRAKE. He proudly announced that two of the Gold Coast Blaze players, Chris Goulding and Greg Vanderjagt, will be the BRAKE Gold Coast Blaze Ambassadors