Traffic almost back to pre-pandemic levels

Car traffic volumes are now at 87% of July 2019 levels in the Dublin area, and 90% of July 2019 levels in regional locations. Photo: RollingNews.ie

Car traffic has nearly caught up to levels before the pandemic, with petrol use showing a significant rise compared to the same period last year, latest figures have shown. 

In the week of a stark Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report that showed human consumption of fossil fuels was a main driver of global temperature rises, the scale of the challenge facing Ireland to reduce its dependence on cars was laid bare by data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).