‘Not a drop, not a drag’ Road Safety Week campaign

 22 November 2009

David Kidney, MP for Stafford is joining forces with national road safety charity Brake to highlight its ‘Not a drop, not a drag’ campaign, being launched in Road Safety Week (23-29 November 2009).

The charity, which co-ordinates the annual road safety event, is highlighting two major killers on our roads: drink and drug driving.

One in six road deaths are caused by drivers with more than the legal alcohol limit in their blood and research suggests that similar numbers may involve drivers on illegal drugs.

David Kidney MP is supporting Brake’s pleas for drivers not to drink a drop of alcohol, nor take even a drag on a joint or any other illegal drug if they are getting behind the wheel:

“The charity Brake is a great campaigner for road safety, working hard to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries that occur on our roads every day of the year. It is calling on communities to inform the police of known drunk and drugged drivers to help save lives.

“I’m pleased to give my backing once again this year to Road Safety Week and to Brake’s ‘Not a Drop, Not a Drag’ campaign. Like Brake, I am asking drivers to make a personal commitment: don’t risk even a drop of alcohol or a drag of a joint or any other illegal drug if you’re getting behind the wheel.

“And Brake is right to point out that it is a responsibility that we all share for stopping drink and drug driving. This is why the charity is calling on each of us to shop drink and drug drivers to the police before they kill and maim. Let’s clean up our road safety record and create safe roads that we can be proud of.”