[Article] Minister praises efforts of road users

#1 · 31-12-2006 11:13pm #1

http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1231/rta.html

Minister praises efforts of road users
31 December 2006 22:20

The Minister for Transport has said it is a great credit to everyone that the number of people who died on Irish roads in 2006 is the second lowest in 40 years.

Martin Cullen also said that he would end the current provisional licensing system in 2007 in an effort to improve road safety.

367 people died on Ireland's roads in 2006, 29 fewer than in 2005. Half of all those killed this year were under 30. One third of them were in their 20s, and more than 70% were men.
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The Road Safety Authority has said its forthcoming campaigns will be aimed at young male drivers who make up just 6% of the population but represent one in five of road deaths.

mike65 · 31-12-2006 11:29pm

What the feck? Its had nothing to do with us and everything to do with belated enforcment of drink-driving laws.

Anyone got a month-by-month breakdown for 2006 and 2005? I bet there is a drop after the random breath-test was intoduced.

Mike.

Wishbone Ash · 31-12-2006 11:39pm

mike65 wrote:

Its had nothing to do with us and everything to do with belated enforcment of drink-driving laws

I always find it a bit amusing to hear people saying that "it's not safe to drive with all dem Guards about now".

Devon · 31-12-2006 11:40pm

I know someone who failed his driving test 5 times over the last 10 years and is an absolute nightmare on the roads. He's on his 5th provisional now. I hope to GOD he gets taken off the road. When I tell you he's pure dangerous, you just have no idea how bad I mean...