Ireland has made only ‘limited progress’ in road safety, says EU report

A MAJOR report on the road safety record of EU member states accuses Ireland of making only “limited progress” in reducing the number of road fatalities since 2001.

The report found the number of people killed on roads in the Republic in the period 2001-2004 fell by 8%, compared to an EU average of 14%.

The European Commission report also revealed children and motorcyclists are killed in disproportionately high numbers in Ireland.