Road safety campaigns should be run all year, says Australian expert

Mary Dundon, Political Reporter

The Australian state of Victoria which has the same population as Ireland managed to halve its road deaths by running year-round campaigns aimed at making drink driving and speeding socially unacceptable.

Former Assistant Police Commissioner in Victoria State Ray Shuey said their road deaths were reduced from 776 in 1989 to 330 last year by targeting the three major causes of accidents speed, drink and fatigue.