New 'danger time' for road users due to Covid pandemic

The vast majority of deaths on Irish roads in 2021 have occurred in rural areas, with new research confirming the 'danger time' for travel has changed since the pandemic struck. Picture: Keith Arkins Media

The vast majority of deaths on Irish roads in 2021 have occurred in rural areas, with new research confirming the 'danger time' for travel has changed since the pandemic struck. 

In total, 65 people died on the roads between January and mid-July in 60 collisions, a fall of 12% on Garda data from the first half of 2020, while 406 people have been seriously injured, according to statistics by the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána.