Retrofitting our streets is the optimal road safety solution

Other cities in Europe are miles ahead of Ireland in incentivising a shift away from cars and towards public transport

'Cutting traffic speed promotes walking and cycling and brings public health gains that are accentuated by critical mass effects.' File piture: iStock

The father of a young boy who was killed after a driver failed to stop at a pedestrian crossing has called for better enforcement of road safety laws. 

Eight-year-old André Castro Ladeiro died after being struck by a pick-up truck in Carrigaline, Co Cork, in August 2023.