Organised by Brake, Road Safety Week is widely regarded as the UK’s biggest annual road safety campaign.

Launching on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, the 2024 week will bring people together to remember loved ones who have died or suffered life-changing injures in road crashes.

Brake say:

Every year, more than 1700 people die on UK roads.

Another 30,000 receive serious, life-changing injuries.

The numbers are shocking, and there has been no significant reduction for more than a decade.

But road casualties are not just statistics. Behind every number is a family in turmoil. A grief-stricken family trying to navigate its way through the complex procedures that often follow a road crash. Behind every number is a family whose lives have been changed forever in an instant. A family that needs our help.

This Road Safety Week, we are counting the real cost of road crashes. We are revealing the stories behind the numbers and calling for the very highest standard of care for every road victim.

Because after the crash, every road victim counts. Road Safety Week is Brake’s biggest road safety campaign.

Every year, thousands of schools, organisations and communities get involved to share important road safety messages, remember people affected by road death and injury, and raise funds to help Brake care for more road victims and campaign for safe roads for everyone.