BRAKE Australia

BRAKE Australia In 2021 there were 1,123 road crash deaths in Australia. The broader impact on our communities due to these deaths is immeasurable.

BRAKE Driver Awareness is an Australian not for profit delivering evidence based education to prepare young people to make safer choices on our roads by building decision making, risk awareness and responsibility before they start driving. Of these 1,123 road crash deaths, the age group 17-25 years old accounted for 7.4 deaths per 100,000 people, well above the national average. Highlighting that

people aged 17-25 years are most at risk of dying on our roads. The BRAKE program is a 6-module online program taught by teachers to year 11 and 12 students aged 15-18 years old. Through regular reinforcement, the outcome of the BRAKE curriculum is to become an unconscious thought process toward risk-taking. This will help combat an underdeveloped young adult's brain. BRAKE is an award-winning program that has been taught to over 80,000 students in 160 schools in Queensland alone with the help of more than 500 teachers.

If you ever feel unsafe, pressured or uncomfortable, call me. Any time. Any place and I will come and get you. We can ta...
11/08/2026

If you ever feel unsafe, pressured or uncomfortable, call me. Any time. Any place and I will come and get you. We can talk about everything else later.

That agreement matters because in the moment, a young person may feel they are choosing between two consequences: staying in a situation they know is unsafe or calling home and getting into trouble.

When they know they have a safe way out, the safer choice becomes easier to make.

Young people do not always take risks because they want to. Sometimes they take them because another option does not feel available.

Make that option clear before they need it.

Student Responses of the Week!Responses from high school students completing the BRAKE Driver Awareness program in their...
06/08/2026

Student Responses of the Week!

Responses from high school students completing the BRAKE Driver Awareness program in their classrooms across Australia.

BRAKE students answer more than 50 reflection and quiz questions across the program. These are three of them.

BRAKE is a school-based road safety program delivered by teachers, helping young people build safer attitudes and decisions before they start driving independently.

Road safety education is often treated as something that begins when a young person starts learning to drive. However, m...
04/08/2026

Road safety education is often treated as something that begins when a young person starts learning to drive. However, many of the decisions that shape their safety are being developed long before then.

How they respond to pressure. Whether they plan ahead. How they recognise risk. Whether they speak up when something feels unsafe.

These are not only driving skills. They are decision-making skills, and schools are already helping young people build them through health, wellbeing and life skills education.

BRAKE brings those skills into real-world road use scenarios before students begin driving or riding independently. Students learn practical strategies for managing peer pressure, planning ahead, recognising risk and making safer decisions when situations become difficult.

The program is delivered by teachers in the classroom through six lessons, usually over six weeks. Lesson plans, teacher notes, quizzes and ongoing support are provided, and schools decide where the program best fits within their year.

BRAKE is available to schools across Australia.

To discuss whether BRAKE could suit your school, send us a direct message or email [email protected].

Crash risk is highest when young people first begin driving independently. Not because they are careless, but because th...
28/07/2026

Crash risk is highest when young people first begin driving independently. Not because they are careless, but because they are inexperienced and suddenly making every decision on their own.

Time behind the wheel matters. But simply driving more does not automatically lead to safer driving. What makes experience valuable is the opportunity to reflect on what happened, recognise what was difficult and gradually practise in more complex situations.

Parents can play an important role in that process.

It might be a quick conversation after a drive. Asking what felt challenging. Talking through a decision. Or helping a young person prepare for unfamiliar roads, night driving, poor weather or travelling with friends.

The goal is not to remove every challenging situation. It is to help young people develop the judgement and strategies to manage those situations before they have to face them alone.

That is what turns time behind the wheel into safer experience.

BRAKE helps young people understand the risks they will face and prepare practical strategies before independent driving begins.

Rural and remote driving is often described in terms of the environment.Higher speeds. Longer distances. Wildlife. Limit...
23/07/2026

Rural and remote driving is often described in terms of the environment.

Higher speeds. Longer distances. Wildlife. Limited lighting. Unsealed roads. The risk is not only what is on the road. It is also how those conditions affect the driver.

Long periods behind the wheel can increase fatigue. Familiar routes can reduce active scanning. Low light makes hazards harder to detect. Isolation can make the consequences of a breakdown or crash harder to manage when help is further away.

For students in rural and remote communities, these conditions are part of the driving environment they will need to manage. For metropolitan students, the same risks can emerge when they travel beyond the city, often with little preparation.

BRAKE’s Rural and Remote module helps students understand how these environments influence attention, judgement and fatigue, while building practical strategies before they face these conditions on the road.

Rural driving risk is not defined by where a young person lives. It is defined by the conditions they drive in and how prepared they are to manage them.

14/07/2026

What does BRAKE look like in the classroom?

Hear from Michelle Atkins, secondary teacher at St Peters Lutheran College Springfield, as she shares her perspective on the program, why road safety education matters for students and how BRAKE is delivered in their school.

Interested in bringing BRAKE to your school? Get in touch to find out more.

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