Road safety plan could save 100 lives a year

LAST year was one of the safest on Irish roads and more than 400 lives could be saved by the end of 2012 if the Road Safety Authority’s strategy is implemented in full, the body’s annual report claims.

In 2007, 338 people died in road collisions, a decrease of 27 or 7% on 2006 when a total of 365 people lost their lives.

This represents a 30% drop in road deaths compared to 1997 when 472 people lost their lives on Irish roads.