We need to shift gear and lower the national speed limit to save lives

Safer roads enable children to play, encourage people to cycle and walk and reduced speed limits would decrease the number of fatalities on Irish roads, writes Fergus Finlay.

Have you ever been in a roll-over simulator?

I was strapped into one last week, at the National Road Safety Conference. Sure, I said, when I was offered the chance. No problem. That was a misjudgement – it was just about the most disconcerting experience I’ve had in a long time.