When to cut hedgerows? Road safety concerns pitted against nature
Road Safety Authority argues it should be left to council officials to decide if and when it is necessary to cut back hedges and verges
Road Safety Authority argues it should be left to council officials to decide if and when it is necessary to cut back hedges and verges
It comes as work is ongoing on review of agency which has been under pressure amid rising numbers of deaths on Irish roads
Road Safety Authority chairwoman describes spike in fatalities as ‘heartbreaking’ as death toll reaches 102 so far this year
Drowsiness detection and advanced emergency braking among ADAS measures to be introduced
Almost all of the body’s €100 million in income for 2022 came from fees for its services including NCTs and driver testing
Ireland’s fatality rate is in a group of seven countries below or equal to 35 deaths per million
According to the research, 22 per cent of car users killed between 2019-2023 were not wearing a seatbelt
At least 10,000 disqualified drivers failed to hand over licences over last two years but only 26 prosecutions taken
Working group to focus on reducing number of learner drivers holding a third or subsequent permit
Additional gardaí are needed to keep up with scale of road traffic offending flagged by number plate recognition cameras
Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport are set to peak at 117,000 on Sunday, with weather set to turn cloudy and cold next week
‘The dead could be anyone who gets behind the wheel this weekend’, says Minister Jack Chambers
Quieter, heavier vehicles could pose a deadlier threat on impact, Irish medics say
Regulations will set a speed limit for e-scooters of 20km/h and ban carrying a passenger or goods
Data compiled by civil society organisation Parc shows widespread disregard of requirement by motorists
Considerable anger on Public Accounts Committee over State body’s failure to appear
RSA says high visibility roads policing initiative results in 42 per cent increase in breath tests, and 25 per cent increase in vehicles being seized
An average of 15 deaths per month in 2023 has risen to 19 per month so far this year, says the RSA
There is no doubt more gardaí are required but the new systems offer an opportunity to reinforce their impact
Gillian and Ronan Treacy say combination of theory and practical safety and driver training should be on curriculum
Road safety caught in vicious circle of car dependency and sprawl
Additional €3m to be made available for Road Safety Authority under new initiative as 63 people killed so far in 2024
‘I realised very quickly that the world was not flat and it was full of barriers to entry,’ disability campaigner Jack Kavanagh says at opening ceremony
Temporary waiver of contributions due to lapse this month
Commissioner’s instruction for members met with scepticism in force
New legislation would see nightclubs stay open until 6am and pubs until 12.30am. While not everyone is in favour of extending alcohol laws, supporters say the move would be a boost to the night-time economy
Twelve road fatalities recorded among under-16s last year as well as 48 in 16 to 26 age group
Minister says he is concerned about road deaths and plans ‘very early’ meeting with Road Safety Authority and Garda
New study finds number of injured child cyclists recorded in Irish hospital data is more than over six times higher than in Garda records, the traditional source of official crash statistics
Many European countries have moved to 30km/h zones with a reduction in fatalities
Incident occurred before 6am on Friday morning
Gardaí appeal to public to take care on roads over St Patrick’s Day as deaths track higher than 2023
Road safety advocates express alarm at huge spike in number of passenger deaths in just two months, with speeding, not wearing seat belts and mobile phone usage main factors
Only three of 111 drivers in Co Tipperary who appeared before the courts surrendered their licences last year
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