Wrong-way motorway technology could be 15 years away, Oireachtas committee told

Road safety officials said connected vehicle technology could eventually alert drivers to wrong-way vehicles, but widespread use remains years away

The scene on the M9 northbound at Junction 3 in Co Kildare where five people died and four were seriously injured after a head-on collision between two cars. Picture: PA

There is currently no “silver bullet” to alert drivers to wrong-way motorway driving and the technology is 10 to 15 years away, politicians have been warned.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has said it is “deeply concerned” about the increase in the number of people who have died or have been seriously injured so far this year, including recent high-profile motorway incidents involving vehicles driving the wrong way.