Death toll - Road safety measures inadequate

This week witnessed a coincidence of tragedy. By Thursday, the number of people killed on our roads was 292, exactly equivalent to as many people who had died needlessly by the same date last year.

By yesterday, that number had, unfortunately, increased and if this weekend is characteristic of other weekends, there will be even more grieving families.

As safety improved significantly on roads all over other Western European countries, on a percentage basis,

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