Preparation for the decisions that come with independence.

Independence grows before experience does. Young people begin making more decisions as passengers, riders, learners and new drivers while judgement and road experience are still developing.

BRAKE exists to use that preparation window well. We provide credible information, explore why choices matter and help students develop responses they can carry into real situations.

Rules provide a foundation, but decisions are also shaped by attention, emotion, confidence, friends, fatigue and the options a person can recognise in the moment.

BRAKE uses discussion, realistic situations, reflection and planning to connect road safety information with the way young people actually make decisions. The intention is not compliance for one lesson. It is better preparation for a later choice.

Participation, quizzes and student responses allow BRAKE to examine reach, understanding and behavioural intentions as different forms of evidence. They are not interchangeable, and they are not presented as a guarantee of future behaviour.

Evaluation is used to improve content, teacher guidance and delivery. Where broader measurement is required, the questions and reporting approach are agreed before delivery begins.

BRAKE was formed in Queensland in 2006 by Rob and Belinda Duncan in response to preventable road harm affecting young people and their communities.

What began with local schools developed through teacher experience, community support and continued program improvement. BRAKE is now available to schools in every Australian state while retaining the classroom-led model at the centre of its work.

BRAKE Driver Awareness Ltd acts as trustee for The BRAKE Charitable Trust. The Board is responsible for purpose, governance and oversight; operational leadership is responsible for education, systems, partnerships and school support.

BRAKE’s current public leadership includes Chairperson Leanne Close APM, founders Rob and Belinda Duncan, board members John Bartholomew and Emma Thompson, and Director and Chief Operating Officer John Duncan. Advisor appointments and full biographies will be reviewed with BRAKE before publication.