OECD report ranks Ireland’s roads among safest

THERE are fewer people dying in road accidents in this country than most of the other OECD countries, a report shows.

The Road Safety Authority has had major campaigns in place to reduce road deaths in the past decade and mortality rates from road accidents now stand at 7.8 deaths per 100,000 compared to an Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) average of 12.9. In the United States, the mortality rate stands at 21.1 per 100,000 people.

Greek and Italian roads also look to be particularly dangerous with mortality rates of 22.6 deaths and 15.3 deaths per 100,000 respectively.