Europe bids to make today a ‘day without road deaths’

As Europe bids to make today a day without road deaths, the latest Garda figures show 134 people have died on Irish roads so far this year, 20 more than during the same period in 2015.

With 70 people dying every day on European roads and a further 370 seriously injured, the European Traffic Police Network (Tispol) has declared today “‘European day without a road death’, or Project Edward for short.

It aims for 24 hours free from road deaths by urging drivers to sign a pledge promising to be a safer driver.