Irish road deaths rise during European day of action

Irish road fatalities actually increased during last month’s ‘European day without a road death’, according to the results from the initiative.

With 70 people dying every day on European roads and a further 370 seriously injured, the European Traffic Police Network declared September 21 ‘European day without a road death’, or Project Edward for short.

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