Road Safety Authority

Outgoing RSA chair Liz O’Donnell has called for use of mobile phones while driving to be ‘stigmatised’

Road safety group claims the problem of rising waiting lists difficult to address until no-shows tackled

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Twelve road fatalities recorded among under-16s last year as well as 48 in 16-to-26 age group

HSE, Central Bank, Department of Defence and Road Safety Authority among organisations now covered

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Some of us regard not driving as one of our greatest achievements in life. But there are less trivial issues at play

Road Safety Authority figures show a wide variation in pass rates across the country

Almost two-thirds fail at one Dublin centre while more than two-thirds pass at a location in Kilkenny

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