Committee recommends use of black boxes on State vehicles

AN Oireachtas committee yesterday called for radical measures to reduce road fatalities including the introduction of systems used in aviation.

In a report on road safety, the all-party committee recommended the use of black boxes for State vehicles and the introduction of simulators for driver training.

The Committee on Enterprise made 29 recommendations on improving driving safety in its fourth interim report on insurance market reforms. Its publication was brought forward from September at the insistence of chairman, Fianna Fáil TD Donie Cassidy, in light of the high number of road deaths during July.