The operators of Luas are in talks with the Department of Transport to see if they can use evidence from close-circuit television cameras in prosecutions against motorists who go through red traffic lights.
Mr Tom Manning, Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) spokesman, said the agency had erected cameras at troublesome junctions along the Luas route and he hoped it would be able to use this evidence to improve driver behaviour.
He was speaking after Monday night's collision between a truck and a tram on the Red Line on Queen Street. Five people received minor injuries in the incident while the drivers of the truck and tram were treated for shock.
Yesterday, PD transport spokesman Senator Tom Morrissey said the signage in the Smithfield area was "woefully inadequate" and needed to be radically improved.
"A greater amount of signs, particularly at busy box-junctions, is a straightforward and cost-effective way of reducing the number of incidents along the Red Line in particular," he said.
Meanwhile, the Green Party blamed the traffic management system in Dublin for the high level of accidents. Mr Eamon Ryan, transport spokesman, said the long delays faced by motorists waiting for a green light encouraged them to speed through amber or even red lights.
Luas trams were involved in 22 road accidents during their first six months in operation. Trams running on the Red Line from Connolly Station to Tallaght were involved in 18 accidents during the line's first three months in operation.
Although the Green Line, from St Stephen's Green to Sandyford began running three months earlier, trams on this line have been involved in just four accidents during their first six months.
The Red Line has 35 road crossings, compared to six on the Green Line. Mr Manning said the situation had improved since Christmas, with only three accidents on both lines in the past two months.
