Irish Examiner View: Progress made on reducing road deaths

One of the undoubted success stories of Irish public administration and changing culture for the better has been the tremendous reduction in road deaths.

During the first year of this century, hardly half a lifetime ago, 415 people died on our roads, and more than 12,000 were injured. In 1972 a barely credible 640 lives were lost. Extensive campaigning, effective policing, and a public realisation that change was necessary cut that figure to a comparatively modest 148 last year.