As outlined in the previous blog, Gold Coast Blaze has partnered BRAKE in reducing the young driver road toll in our community.

Our two BRAKE Gold Coast Blaze Ambassadors have taken part in a number of media releases and their knowledge of BRAKE, road safety and our young people is amazing.

We have been privileged to be guests of Gold Coast Blaze at their home games and to watch the team play is amazing.  Of course, our favourites are Greg and Chris!

We have been lucky to meet a number of times the Team Manager, Big Joe.  The work he does for the team is amazing.  His personality is as big as he is and we always look forward to seeing him and saying hello (and our kids love giving him some lollies - hope the coach doesn't read this Joe!!!). 

What really stands out though is the 'behind the scenes' work and support, perhaps unseen at times, that puts the players and team where they are.  The players are incredibly talented, but so too are the support, without this support perhaps the team would not be as good as they are.

It strikes me that this is so similar to our young drivers and perhaps there is a lesson for us there.  As parents, adults and the community in general, we need to support our young people to be safe drivers - and passengers too.  We at BRAKE believe passengers have as much responsibility in a car as the driver, towards themselves and the other occupants, and we spend some time on this with our young people.  If we provide all the support and assistance that we have learnt over the years, and that BRAKE can provide parents assistance with - our young people will most likely be safer on our roads.