BRAKE Program
Behaviour, Risk, Attitude, Knowledge, Education
MIRSA is a major sponsor of the BRAKE Program - a young driver learning initiative.
National statistics show that young drivers are significantly more likely to be involved in a road crash in the first few years after they have received their drivers’ license. The cause of this potential risk is not limited to lack of driver skill, but includes poor behaviours and poor decision-making.
The BRAKE course differs from other driving courses in that it is a social model - it doesn’t teach road rules, rather it teaches young drivers how to evaluate and apply their road safety knowledge.
This initiative is directed primarily at pre-learner drivers, aged 16 & focuses on Behaviour, Risk, Attitude, Knowledge and Education.
The BRAKE Program covers driver behaviour, passenger responsibility, resisting peer pressure, avoiding distraction, hazard perception, risk analysis, crash re-enactment and analyses of crash causes.
The program commenced in 2008 and is provided free of charge to schools in the Central Highlands and Coalfields through the generosity of MIRSA funding, and the support of the Qld Minerals and Energy Academy.
Nine High schools across the Central Highlands and Coalfields are committed to delivering the BRAKE program. In 2009, over 1020 students are estimated to undertake the BRAKE program, with parent workshops also being offered at each school.
For further information about the BRAKE program, please contact Cathie Flint on 0439 876 796 or visit our website www.brake.org.au.
Above: BRAKE Program held at Capricornia School of Distance Education from L to R, Cathie Flint, BRAKE Co-ordinator, Steve Allan, BRAKE Curriculum Advisor & Trainer; Rob Duncan (CEO Brake) and Tamara Warner (School Teacher for BRAKE) and the gorilla..