Fatal journeys: why road safety is going in the wrong direction
It’s been a week of tragedy on Irish roads. Nine people lost their lives in just six days prompting an outpouring of grief, not only in the communities of those who died but across the country.
It’s been a week also when the Road Safety Authority released its figures for road deaths for the year so far and, as Irish Times reporter Mark Hilliard tells In the News, they make for stark and concerning reading.
As of August 29th there have been 124 fatalities on Irish roads in 2023; or 26 more deaths (up 27 per cent) when compared to provisional Garda data for the same period in 2022. The data…
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