Combined approach to road safety needed

We have come a long way in making our roads safer over the past two decades. In 1998, 458 deaths occurred on Irish roads, compared with 146 in 2018. In fact, as the Road Safety Authority (RSA) revealed yesterday, there has been a 68% reduction in fatalities on Irish roads since the introduction of the first road safety strategy in 1998.

Road deaths have decreased by 26% since 2010, with the implementation of improved legislation, such as new drug driving laws, greater traffic law enforcement activities, and road safety campaigns playing a part in making that happen.