Families and communities in Dorset have one month left to register for UK Road Safety Week, as BriteAngle is named new co-headline sponsor.

The company joins Aviva in supporting the UK’s biggest road safety event, which is coordinated by charity Brake and supports the Department for Transport. 

UK Road Safety Week will take place from Monday, November 20 to Sunday, November 26 2017.

For 20 years Road Safety Week has been inspiring community groups, families and schools to take action on local road safety issues and raise awareness to prevent needless casualties.

Free resources on this year’s theme Speed Down Save Lives, are now available to parents and community road safety champions who register for free via roadsafetyweek.org.uk 

This includes downloadable and interactive resources aimed at both children and adults, advice on how to campaign for slower speed limits, benefits of new technologies such as intelligent speed assistance (ISA), and case studies of what others have done. 

Dave Nichols, community engagement manager for Brake, said: “Speeding remains a major problem in the UK. Not only does it put kids' lives at risk every single day, but it prevents them from being able to walk and cycle safely in their communities.

"We all live busy lives and there is often a temptation to speed up in the hope of saving time, where in fact we could be costing lives. That is why we’re encouraging everyone to Speed Down Save Lives this Road Safety Week.

“Parents and community groups can help get these vital messages out to families, young people and local drivers, making a big difference to their local community. I would encourage anyone who hasn’t already registered to sign up now for our free action pack.”