Safe Driving
Road traffic collisions (RTC ) are now more frequent than house fires, and sadly cause many more deaths.
In 2007 in the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service area, 444 people were killed or seriously injured in Road Traffic Collisions.
The Facts
How many people do you think are involved in road crashes every day in the UK?
From the Department for transport statistics 2007
- Number of deaths: 8
- Number of serious injuries (including brain damage, paralysis, limb loss): 18
- Number of slight injuries: 63
Many of those killed and injured are young people . Road crashes are the biggest killer of 15-24 year-olds and the second biggest killer of 5-14 year-olds (after cancer).
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Go Safe
Who are GoSafe?
We are a Partnership funded by a Welsh Assembly Grant. GoSafe is made up of the 22 Welsh Unitary Authorities, Welsh Assembly Government, four Welsh Police Forces and Her Majesty’s Court Service. We also work closely with the NPHS and Fire Services in Wales.
The Wales Road Casualty Reduction Partnership (WRCRP) aims to support the Government's targets through reducing the number of people Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) in traffic collisions on our roads.
WRCRP was established in 2009 following the merger of the North Wales Road Casualty Reduction Partnership and Mid & South Wales Safety Camera Partnership.
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Megadrive
What is 'Megadrive'?
A pre driver training scheme to enstill a responsible and socially accepted attitude for owning and using a motor vehicle on the road. It is designed for young people who are nearing the age that will be able to apply for a drivers licence. Our target group is 15-17, (however there is no upper age limit). Education is the key to safe driving, these youngster are the next generation of drivers it is our duty to educate them properly.
Mega Drive has 12 workstations each competitor will spend 15 minutes at each. Having completed the course they will be evaluated on a specially designed computer programme. The top scorers will be eligable for a prize. And yes they do drive a car. Each competitor will spend about 20 minutes behind the wheel of a new Corsa, (provided by Vauxhall and Welch of Newport). The cars are all dual controlled and the youngsters will be supervised by a fully qualified instructor.
Brake
Brake is a registered charity. We have two aims:
Stopping the carnage and the emissions
The worldwide carnage of people being killed and maimed on roads must stop. The high levels of carbon dioxide emissions caused by road vehicles, that is contributing to the destruction of our planet and polluting our communities, must be tackled.
Caring for the victims
People whose lives have been devastated by the death of a loved one or a serious injury in the family following a road crash or other similar sudden disaster must be given the chance to recover through good levels of emotional support and practical help. It is common for victims of road crashes to be the forgotten victims, with very little help provided for them by governments.
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