The introduction of a night-time curfew for learner and inexperienced drivers is being ruled out by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) today.

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.

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.

WITH 12% of drivers using bald tyres, road safety chiefs have urged people to pay better attention to their wheels.