Media Centre
BRAKE Driver Awareness is one of Australia’s leading school-based road safety education programs, having worked with more than 80,000 students and hundreds of teachers across Australia to help reduce youth road trauma through evidence-based education.
Our team is available for media interviews, expert commentary and background briefings on youth road safety, driver behaviour and decision-making, road safety education, road trauma prevention, e-bike and e-scooter safety and regional and remote road safety.
For media enquiries, interview requests or expert commentary, please complete the contact form below or call 1800 611 415.
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John Duncan
Chief Operating Officer
John is BRAKE’s primary media spokesperson and regularly provides commentary to television, radio, print and online media outlets across Australia.
Robert Duncan
Chief Executive Officer
Rob founded BRAKE Driver Awareness in 2005 and has spent two decades working to reduce road trauma among young Australians through evidence based education.
Media Coverage
Cobram Courier: BRAKE program aims to reduce the regional road toll
The Cobram Courier has featured BRAKE Driver Awareness and its work to reduce road trauma in regional Australia...
Radio Fremantle: Prevention shouldn’t start after a crash
Most road safety campaigns focus on what happens after something goes wrong. BRAKE Driver Awareness takes a different...
ABC News Breakfast: Why regional Australia faces higher road crash risk
BRAKE Driver Awareness COO John Duncan joined ABC News Breakfast to discuss why regional and remote communities...
Vision Australia Radio: Have we become too accepting of road trauma?
Every year, around 1,300 Australians lose their lives on the road and tens of thousands more are seriously injured....
Ngaarda Media: First Nations People are three times more likely to die in road crashes
First Nations people are three times more likely to die in road crashes than non Indigenous Australians, a road safety...
Gold Central Victoria: Preparing young people before they drive alone
BRAKE Driver Awareness Australia COO John Duncan joined Gold Central Victoria to discuss why reducing youth road...
My Life FM: The skills that matter most when nobody is watching
Most young people know the road rules. The bigger challenge is making good decisions in the moments when emotions are...
ABC Capricornia: Why young drivers need more than road rules
BRAKE Driver Awareness, COO, John Duncan joined ABC Capricornia during National Road Safety Week to discuss whether...
Ultra106five: Driving is more mental than most people realise
Driving might look simple from the outside. In reality, every journey requires drivers to process information,...
SBS Kurdish interview: Preparing young people for safer decisions on the road
During National Road Safety Week, BRAKE Driver Awareness Australia COO John Duncan joined SBS Kurdish to discuss why...
The Great Australian Doorstep: National road safety week and the choices that save lives
During National Road Safety Week, BRAKE Driver Awareness Australia COO John Duncan joined The Great Australian...
Courier Mail: Transurban names BRAKE as their Transurban Bridge to Brisbane charity partner
Transurban has announced BRAKE Driver Awareness as a charity partner of the Transurban Bridge to Brisbane, supporting...
4EB: Understanding why young people take risks behind the wheel
Most young people can tell you the road rules. The bigger challenge is understanding why people sometimes make risky...
2SM News: Every road death is a journey that never made it home
As Australia recorded its fifth consecutive annual increase in road deaths, 2SM News spoke with BRAKE Driver Awareness...
2NUR FM: Learner drivers are the safest on the road. So what changes when they get their P plates?
Most people assume young drivers become safer as they gain more driving experience. Yet road safety statistics tell a...
2GB: Are we asking the wrong questions about young driver safety?
Should young people be older before getting their P plates? Are parents really the best people to teach learner...
4CA News: A little courtesy on the road goes a long way
Road safety is often discussed in terms of crashes, enforcement and statistics. According to BRAKE Driver Awareness...
2CC Canberra: Every time you drive, your children are learning from you
Before young people receive a licence, they have already spent years watching how adults behave on the road. Speaking...
Sydney Morning Herald: Why parents play a critical role in e-bike safety
As concerns grow about rising injuries and deaths involving young e-bike and e-scooter riders, experts are urging...
BRAKE e-bike and e-scooter education program featured on Sunrise
BRAKE Driver Awareness Chief Operating Officer John Duncan appeared on Sunrise with Nat Barr and Matt Shirvington to...
2ST Highlands Radio: Why education must be part of Australia’s response to e-bike and e-scooter injuries
BRAKE Driver Awareness COO John Duncan joined 2ST Highlands Radio to discuss the rapid growth of e-bikes and...
ABC Gold Coast: Former Transport Minister discusses e-mobility safety
Former Queensland Transport Minister and BRAKE Driver Awareness Board Advisor John Mickel joined ABC Radio to discuss...
ABC Radio National: Education, regulation and the future of e-mobility safety
Following recent e-bike fatalities involving young people in Queensland, ABC Radio National examined whether education...
Daily Telegraph: Experts warn e-bike injuries are becoming more severe
Sydney trauma specialists are warning that serious e-bike injuries are increasing rapidly, with some injuries now...
Vision Australia Radio: Why e-mobility safety is about more than rules and regulations
BRAKE Driver Awareness COO John Duncan joined Peter Greco on Vision Australia Radio to discuss the rapid growth of...
2HD Radio: E-scooters, e-bikes and the launch of BRAKE’s E-Mobility Program
John Duncan, COO of BRAKE Driver Awareness, joined radio host Dave to discuss the rapid growth of e-scooters and...
News.com.au: Serious e-bike crash raises questions about youth e-mobility safety
A news.com.au investigation has highlighted the devastating personal and financial consequences that can result from...
2SM News: New e-bike safety program for NSW schools
BRAKE Driver Awareness featured in a 2SM News report discussing the introduction of the BRAKE E-Mobility Program in...
2GB News: National e-bike and e-scooter safety education
BRAKE Driver Awareness featured in a 2GB News report examining the growing number of injuries and hospitalisations...
ABC Radio South East NSW: Why understanding teenage decision making is critical to e-bike safety
BRAKE Driver Awareness, COO, John Duncan joined ABC Radio South East NSW to discuss rising e-bike and e-scooter...
E-Mobility Education Program Australia | 7NEWS Covers BRAKE Launch
The BRAKE E-Mobility Education Program Australia was recently featured by 7NEWS during its first classroom delivery at...
ABC Brisbane: Why driving outside the city requires a different mindset
Driving in regional Australia can require a very different approach to driving in the city. The roads are different,...