Road safety education built for the decisions young people make.

BRAKE works with Australian schools to help young people make safer choices as passengers, riders and future drivers through practical, evidence-informed classroom programs.

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Students taking part in a BRAKE classroom discussion — BRAKE in the classroom · St Peters Lutheran College

Established 2006Australian registered charity

Designed with schoolsTeacher-led in the classroom

Available nationwideFor schools across Australia

Two decades of learning what works in classrooms.

Since 2006, BRAKE has worked alongside educators to make road safety learning relevant, practical and usable. Our programs combine behavioural insight, structured classroom learning and ongoing evaluation.

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90,000+: students reached
200+: schools
3,800+: teachers accredited

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Road crashes are one of the leading causes of death for young Australians.

As young people become more independent, they make more decisions as passengers, riders and drivers. Preparing them before those moments matters.

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For Australians aged 15 to 24

2ndleading cause of death

Land transport crashes · 2024

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare ↗

A teacher’s perspective

In my 30 years as a teacher, I have seen many attempts to help students become safer drivers. BRAKE is, without doubt, the best I have seen and deserves the support of all who would like to make an active contribution to all of us being safer drivers.
Laura CollierCurriculum Leader, Pathways and VETSaint Augustine’s College

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