Ireland’s road safety record improved more than that of any other EU country last year, with a 15% drop in fatal accident rates.

Ireland diverted from European road safety trends last year with rising numbers of deaths here, according to a report.

Safety experts are concerned that 2014 recorded the worst annual reduction in EU-wide road deaths since 2001.

Fixed charge notices issued for speeding offences decline 9%

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Motorists who complain that they cannot recall the last time they encountered a Garda checkpoint are not necessarily cranks. Neither are they alone.

One in 14 car deaths in Europe every year could be prevented through the mandatory installation of a simple road safety device already fitted in many vehicles.

Nine hundred lives could be saved across Europe every year if car manufacturers put seat belt reminders in the front and rear of all cars, according to a European Transport Safety Council.

A leading road safety organisation has called for improvements in the design of large trucks to reduce the risk to car occupants and vulnerable road users.

A leading European road safety organisation has called on the Government to sign up to a new EU directive to strengthen cross-border enforcement of road traffic legislation.

Penalty points for the most dangerous motoring offences — speeding, mobile phone use, and non-wearing of seat belts — are set to increase under legislation being introduced by the Government.

The number of penalty point offences detected in the first half of 2012 has fallen by more than 8%, leading to fears that enforcement levels may be affected by a reduction in the size of the Garda Traffic Corps.

Ireland has achieved “laudable” progress in cutting road deaths, particularly alcohol-related fatalities, according to a European report.

THE road safety of young Europeans has improved faster than overall road safety for the rest of the population — but not in Ireland, a report shows.

Young males make up 81% of the number of young people killed on EU roads, according to figures from the European Transport Safety Council.

IRELAND’S road safety record is the sixth best in Europe after a halving in the number of deaths in 10 years.

THE Road Safety Authority (RSA) has warned that too many drink-fuelled pedestrians are losing their lives by staggering in front of vehicles.

INTERNATIONAL road safety experts have expressed concern that Ireland may opt out of proposals to introduce measures for the cross-border enforcement of traffic offences.

THE European Transport Safety Council has praised Ireland’s efforts in reducing deaths on rural roads, but said the speed limit here is too high.

IRELAND has received a major European award in recognition of almost halving the number of road deaths since 2001.

Ireland will this afternoon be recognised for the substantial decrease in the number of road deaths here since 2001.

IRELAND’S much improved performance on road safety will be officially recognised today when the Government picks up a major international award in recognition of the dramatic reduction in road fatalities achieved by the Irish authorities during 2009.

The black box recorder, already recovered from the wreckage of the Boeing 737-800 that crashed at India’s Bajpe airport, will reveal the split-second decision-making which caused it to overshoot the runway and burst into flames.

A new international survey has shown that Irish drivers are still getting away with breaking speed limits.

MORE THAN 3% of motorists stopped at Garda checkpoints are found to be above the drink-driving limit, according to a study on road safety performance by EU motorists.

IT is a considerable achievement that last year’s death toll on our roads was the lowest since records began more than 50 years ago. Though 240 people tragically lost their lives, and many, many more were seriously injured, the 2009 figure was a considerable reduction on the previous year’s toll of 279.

JUST one in 10 people seriously injured in road accidents who are admitted to the National Rehabilitation Hospital are ever able to return to work.

The European Transport Safety Council has given its backing to Transport Minister Noel Dempsey's plan to cut Ireland's drink-driving limits.

TRANSPORT Minister Noel Dempsey was last night on a collision course with hard-core Fianna Fáil rebels over moves to force through tough new drink-drive laws.

GARDAÍ are to be given powers to help secure convictions for drug driving under a new Road Traffic Bill to be published shortly.

Drink driving may have caused more than 1,000 fatal road crashes over the last decade, it emerged today.

The Road Safety Authority is welcoming the news that Ireland has been ranked the sixth safest country in Europe for road safety.

IRELAND is set to miss out on the EU target of cutting road deaths by 50% by 2010, despite a major reduction in fatalities on Irish roads last year.

ROAD deaths in Dublin have dropped by 70% over the past 10 years, but while the city is the safest for pedestrians, it is the most dangerous one in Europe for cyclists.

Dublin has cut its road deaths by 70% over the past ten years, according to an EU study published today.

A FUNDAMENTAL culture shift in attitudes among Irish drivers is paying off, with the country showing the biggest drop in road deaths in the EU last year.

Ireland is reportedly a decade off target in its efforts to halve the number of people who lose their lives in road accidents.

THE majority of pedestrians struck by a car travelling at 60km/h will die, according to a study of the effects of speeding.

MOTORISTS have been warned against complacency in their attitude to speeding and drink-driving after new figures show that Ireland has entered the top 10 best performing EU countries in terms of road safety for the first time.

Ireland has been ranked among the top-10 best-performing EU countries in terms of road safety.

DEATHS on Irish motorways are increasing at the second-highest rate in Europe, while they are dropping in most other countries.

THE devastating impact of alcohol abuse on our society is as well documented as it is tragic. What was once granted a grudging tolerance is becoming a huge social and health issue.

AT MIDDAY yesterday — statistically the most dangerous day of the year on our roads — An Garda Síochána website recorded that 329 people have been killed on our roads this year.

IRISH roads have emerged as among some of the most dangerous in Europe for motorcyclists, with fatality rates 14% above the EU average.