ROAD safety charity Brake has announced it is backing the Department for Transport’s campaign which shows how country roads are deadlier than many people think.
Three in five fatalities occur on country roads, yet many drivers remain oblivious to the risks.
Julie Townsend, deputy chief executive at Brake, said: “The so-called ‘open road’ is a dangerous road, often full of unexpected hazards.
“We are urging drivers to slow down on country roads, staying well within limits and slowing right down for villages, bends, brows and bad weather.
“It is about being prepared for the unexpected.”
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