Decrease in road deaths of 13% disproves US tourism warning, says RSA

The Road Safety Authority has welcomed the release of figures showing Ireland had one of the best records in Europe in reducing road fatalities during 2011.

RSA chief executive Noel Brett said the findings should remove any perception caused by a recent warning from the US state department about poor safety on Irish roads.

The results, published by the EU, show the number of fatalities in road traffic accidents in the Republic fell 13% last year compared to the EU average of just 2%.