Increase in road deaths - questions need to be asked

In an effort to reduce speeding the technology already exists to track and record the speed and location of vehicles and is used by transport companies to streamline services via gps. Also I can at any time log into flight radar and check the speed, altitude and location of an aircraft anywhere in the world. 
With all that technology available is it not possible to fit every vehicle with a gps tracker linked to the database of speed limits so that a fine automatically issues to the registered owner if the speed limit is exceeded. 
That would partially solve the problem but probably the question of inappropriate speed for the given conditions of road and weather are also major factors .

The solution to road deaths is two fold.

1. Personal responsibility.

Stop blaming other people, the quality of roads, level of policing, etc.

Drive responsibility.

2. The Judiciary.

Lieant sentences, cases being struck out on silly reasons.

But then, the judiciary are beyond reproach.

This whole thread is a wish list

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There has hardly a night gone by this last while where there someone hasn't lost their life on the roads. It's scary. I realise there are a lot more cars on the roads now even from when I started driving 20 years ago but I feel like there's a serious last of focus or concentration from drivers now. I agree with the post above regarding mobile phones! ANYTHING that takes your attention away from the road should not be in the car with you (impossible with kids, I grant you) but I have to wonder does music play a part here. I dont mean diddly dee music but faster dance music perhaps where someone might get carried away. I suppose I'm just clutching at straws trying to find a reason for this madness!

I recently learned that in Canada, if you get caught doing 40 over the limit, immediate roadside 30 day licence suspension and car impounded for 14 days. Even if it isn't your car. Plus more after court. Saw a video of a young lad getting pulled in his dads car, so in addition to his punishment, he has to tell his dad he no longer has his car for 2 weeks.

The most annoying thing is the government solution will be to penalise the entire population by reducing all speed limits by 20/30 kmh. Forget about enforcing the existing laws.

Forget doing anything practical. Look at the prevalence of dashcams. I could capture some fast and the furious style shenanigans on the M50 and the gardai would probably tell me I’m breaching GDPR by showing it to them. Compare that to the UK where some police districts allow you upload footage directly to them and drivers get penalty points in the post.

Love him or hate him but look at what cycling mikey can do on his commute to work. It might be a bit overboard with snitching but it’s got to be better than having half of drivers watching TikTok on the road. Might even ease congestion with drivers actually moving at lights instead of being buried in their phone.

excessive speed is constantly being put forward as the reason for most accidents/road deaths.Is this really true.?Is it not driver behaviour. Simple example - a driver driving at 60kph on a perfectly dry road , including ones with a few turns/sharp bends will more than likely complete a journey no problem. BUT the same driver driving on the exact same road during a massive deluge/down pour of rain has a very high probabiility of acqua -planning and crashing into something and getting seriously injured/killed.

SO, what caused the crash ?

-Was it speed ONLY?
-Was it ignorance of the possibility of the car acqua-planning?

- Could it be the fact, if applicable, driver was not wearing a seat belt.?

- bald tyres, especially in the aqua- planning situation?

So , it’s a bit disingenuous/ lazy / simple to be blaming SPEED ONLY as the cause of road deaths.
I’m that are caused by driver behaviour across a wide range of issues - some of which are highlighted above. Funnily enough, some accidents are caused mainly by cars being badly parked/ parked in the wrong place, drivers driving into oncoming traffic from by-roads - taking a chance that there is nothing coming.

I suggest that the appropriate authorities should drill down a bit more to highlight the % of accidents where bald tyres, etc , were also an issue

There is almost a perfect correlation between reduced roads policing and increased road deaths I'm guessing. You hit the nail on the head, until that is sorted the RSA's vision zero will be p*ssing into the wind.

I drove around Ireland's 2nd largest city a good bit this weekend. Didn't see a single solitary roads policing car or go safe van despite all the noise about them being out in force for Easter weekend.

Also, the advent of technology in cars needs closer scrutiny. New cars now have a 12 inch screen on the dash offering drivers a myriad of ways to distract themselves. Need to go back to physical button control of a radio and basic sat nav, the likes of apple car play is only a driver distraction.

Wondering would a CyclingMikey character be allowed in this country?

Anyone know the answer?

Would camera footage of drivers using mobile phones be admissible? Would they get points/fines? Or would the evidence be ignored for fear of being challenged in court?

You have a good point there actually! Just because they're publicised more doesn't mean there are more of them.

there was a time ,not so many years ago when there were more road deaths than there were days in the year ans during that time there were many more guards employed than there are now. There wwere 371 road deaths in one particular year.
when we compare one year to another re numbers we need to take account of / factor in the effect of ICT on numbers and increasing the output /effectiveness of the Gardai. Compared to a few years ago. Critical knowledge has naturally increased for obvious reasons, ;garda cars are better equipped and faster;, laws have improved; ICT has massively enhanced the gardais’ effectiveness, etc,

A simple but classical example of some of the above being put into action is when there is a robbery in the ‘ back of beyond’s ‘ in Galway the robbers are apprehended near Dublin as they are going through a toll bridge. Talk about real-time - there you have it.

Other examples - the recent riots in Dublin re the knifing of two children and their carer and the torching of proposed refugee centres. Individuals have been aphrended as a result - using CCTV/ local knowledge I assume

I 100% agree with this. As a good example, I live beside a woman and she was hardly able to handle a car but now she drives a huge 4x4 and every time you meet her on the road, she's driving in the middle of the road. Absolutely no idea how to judge it so instead of doing the sensible thing and driving something you're able to handle, just drive in the middle of the road..... ridiculous!!