Help prevent serious injury and educate the next generation of drivers with Brake, the road safety charity

Shockingly, one in four car drivers killed or seriously injured is under 25, yet just one in fifteen car drivers is in this age group. Are you passionate about preventing these deaths and serious injuries?

Brake, the road safety charity, is looking for people to help save lives by running 2Young2Die workshops with young people on the dangers of speeding, drink and drug driving and not wearing seat belts. They are particularly keen to hear from you if you have been affected personally by a serious injury or death in a road crash, as you will have an important personal story to tell to young people about the dangers of roads.

You will be trained to run 2Young2Die workshops for young people in your community through a FREE one-day course. 2Young2Die is a project coordinated by Brake which trains volunteers to run interactive workshops for young people in schools, colleges and youth organisations across the UK. You can make a difference to young people’s attitudes through hard-hitting real life stories, scenarios, discussion exercises and a range of quick, lively activities.

One of 2Young2Die’s most inspirational volunteers is Nick Bennett, who was seriously injured in a road crash in 2002 when he was just 18. Nick drove into the path of a three tonne lorry while trying to overtake two slow moving cars and suffered injuries to his brain stem. Now in a wheelchair Nick has teamed up with driving instructor Phil to run 2Young2Die workshops with more than 1000 young people in their local community. Nick says that despite his injuries, he has kept his sense of humour, which can be seen during the workshops when he compares his daily life after his road crash to the daily lives of the students.

To find out more email Ruth at 2young2die@brake.org.uk, or visit the Road Safety Academy pages on the Brake website