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eing four times more likely to be in a<br />
crash that causes serious injury [6] .<br />
Brake would encourage all drivers to<br />
commit to never make or take calls, text or<br />
use a smartphone while driving. On long<br />
journeys stop for breaks every two hours<br />
and use the break to check your<br />
messages. If you need to work or keep in<br />
contact on a long journey, consider taking<br />
public transport instead, which is safer,<br />
better for the environment and means you<br />
can get work done.<br />
Whether or not you drive, you can help to<br />
make roads safer by pledging never to<br />
speak to someone who you know is<br />
driving, to protect them and other road<br />
users.<br />
Remember - limits are not targets. At<br />
20mph your stopping distance is about<br />
half that at 30mph, so you will have a<br />
much greater chance of stopping and<br />
avoiding hitting somebody if you need to<br />
stop suddenly. As a cost conscious young<br />
driver driving at 20mph through urban<br />
areas will also save you money as you will<br />
drive more smoothly.<br />
What else can you do?<br />
As a cost conscious young driver, you<br />
could consider getting insured with a<br />
telematics insurance company, for example<br />
Marmalade, who sponsor Brake’s<br />
2young2die campaign. Telematics<br />
companies use a black box to monitor<br />
how safely you are driving and base the<br />
cost of your insurance on your behaviour<br />
on the road. Brake thinks that insurers<br />
who incentivise and reward young people<br />
for driving safely is a positive step.<br />
Pedestrians<br />
We all know that we should look out for<br />
pedestrians, and as drivers we have more<br />
responsibility to ensure the safety of<br />
others. We particularly need to keep an<br />
eye out for children around schools,<br />
homes and shops. Many areas are now<br />
20mph speed limits which need to be<br />
observed, but drivers can also look out for<br />
others by slowing down to 20mph around<br />
areas where people live.<br />
Our 2young2die campaign provides driving<br />
instructors, road safety professionals and<br />
those affected by road crashes among<br />
others the training and resources to go out<br />
into communities and deliver road safety<br />
workshops to young people. If you’d like<br />
more information about our 2young2die<br />
courses visit<br />
www.2young2die.org.uk/training or email<br />
professional@brake.org.uk.<br />
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