Brake Campaign To Reduce Speed Around Schools Welcomed Experts Comment On Charity’s New GO 20 Initiative 24.09.2013 By Rob Dixon Lawyers who help victims seriously injured in road traffic collisions to gain access to vital rehabilitation services have welcomed the launch of a new campaign by safety charity 'Brake', calling on motorists to reduce their speed around schools, homes and shops. Launched to coincide with children heading back to school, the GO 20 Campaign has been created to call on drivers to slow to 20mph on roads in built-up areas, even when the limit is 30mph. According to Brake, five children under 16 are killed or seriously injured every day when walking or cycling in the UK and the speed reduction would make a huge difference in allowing drivers more time to react and to stop when dangers emerge. The launch of the campaign has come after figures related by Road Safety Analysis and Axa Car Insurance suggested more than 1,000 children are being injured on roads close to schools every month. Jane Horton, a Partner and expert in serious injury claims at Irwin Mitchell’s Leeds office, said the time of year when children head back to school was the right time for a road safety reminder. She outlined: “Both Brake’s new campaign and the other figures released by Road Safety Analysis have shown that keeping children safe when walking to and from school remains very much a live issue. “Through our work, we see numerous cases where people of all ages have suffered devastating life-changing injuries after being struck by cars or involved in collisions, helping them to secure vital funds which allow them to access key support services to aid their recovery. “It is crucial that more is done to investigate new approaches to improving levels of safety on the UK’s roads and taking care in areas where there is a risk of children running into the road is a simple step which could make a huge difference.” Read more about Irwin Mitchell's expertise in relation to Road Traffic Accident Compensation Claims Press contact James Clarke Press Officer +44 (0)161 838 3169 Email James Tags Personal Injury Road Traffic Accidents Jane Horton Leeds Related articles 20.04.2018Wife Sent Home From Hospital Where No Scans Available Died After Suffering Perforated Gallbladder 20.04.2018Demand For Answers As More Holidaymakers Instruct Lawyers Regarding Cape Verde Resort Illness 20.04.2018Family Call For Lessons To Be Learned After Inquest Into Heart Attack Patient's Death Concludes 19.04.2018Irwin Mitchell Delighted To Announce Continued Support For Sheffield Steelkings 19.04.2018Hospital Investigation into Stillborn Baby Death Finds Series of ‘Care And Delivery Problems’