Drink Drive Campaign Support Page
Sadly in 1984 when Craig was only 13, he and his family experienced personal tragedy of losing his father by a drunk driver
In 2000 Craig was approached by the Department for Transport to back the governments national Think! drink drive media campaign. Craig faced the national media and reflected on his families experience as he launched the campaign alongside the transport minister.
He is an ambassador for the Road Safety Charity ´Brake!´ and continuously uses his national profile to launch drink drive and road safety campaigns alongside Chief Constables and dignitaries across the country. Craig´s support activities include;
2000 – Launched national campaign for ´Think!´ on behalf of the Department for Transport/p>
2005 – Launched the Torbay Council Road Safety teams drink drive campaign in association with Devon and Cornwall Police.
2006 – Launched the Hampshire Police drink drive campaign.
2006 – Launched the ´Steer Clear´ drink drive campaign for The News, Portsmouth.
2007 – Became an ambassador for road safety charity ´Brake!´ having supported them on previous occasions.
2007 – Recorded a video message for Cheshire Police for the ´Drive Survive´ educational initiative.
2008 – Provided an after dinner speech and presented awards for bravery and long service to 45 officers at the Cheshire Police (Northern Area) Annual Awards 2008.
2008 – Launched campaigns as part of Road Safety Week alongside bereaved families in Manchester and Liverpool in association with Brake!
Downloads
Letter from Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, (The Senior MP for Road Safety) thanking Craig for his continuing support, 2008.
Letter from Hampshire Constabulary, following Craig´s participation in their drink drive campaign 2006.
Links
- www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk - The Think road safety website.
- www.dft.gov.uk - Department for Transport.
- www.irso.org.uk - Institute of Road Safety Officers
- www.iht.org.uk - Institute of Highways & Transportation
- www.brake.org.uk - Brake, the national Road Safety Charity (Craig is an ambassador of Brake)
- www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk - UK Annual Road Safety Week organised by Brake in association with Think!
"I know all too well what drinking and driving can do. It kills and devastates families. My father was killed in a drink-drive crash when I was a child. Somebody´s deadly decision to have a drink and then get behind the wheel tragically cut short my father´s life, left my mother without her husband and my sister and I without a father. My message is simple: if you´ve been drinking, don´t drive, and if you´re planning to drive, don´t drink."
Craig Phillips
