Drivers regularly risking lives on motorways

More than half of drivers (53%) are risking deadly pile-ups on motorways by driving too close to the vehicle in front, according to research by Brake and Direct Line. More drivers are taking this deadly risk compared to seven years ago (49%), and men are far more likely to do it than women, with a […]

Welcome for dangerous driving proposals

Road safety charity Brake has welcomed Government proposals to create a new criminal offence of ‘causing serious injury by dangerous driving’. Those convicted of the offence could spend up to five years in jail. For the vast majority of other dangerous driving cases, the maximum penalty of two years’ imprisonment provides the courts with sufficient […]