Irish Examiner view: Decrease in road deaths are an inspiring outcome

Last year's figure is of 140 raod deaths is less than half that recorded in 2000 — just two decades ago — when 415 people died on our roads

A member of the Garda Roads Policing unit at a checkpoint on the Longmile Road, Dublin.

It is at any time reassuring to know that concerted public effort allied to changes in everyday behaviour can have inspiringly positive, life-saving outcomes. At a difficult, challenging time like this such examples are precious. 

Though the Road Safety Authority yesterday reported that last year 149 road users lost their lives in 138 crashes — nine more than in 2019 — a longer context shows how very effective education campaigns, enhanced enforcement and better roads too, can be.