The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána urge drivers and passengers to always wear a seat belt on every journey. The appeal comes as an analysis by the RSA of provisional Garda statistics from 2021 shows that 27% of drivers and passengers killed in road traffic collisions were not wearing seat belts at […]
Remember that it is essential to slow down when approaching intersections, bends and bends. Published: Sat 5 March 2022, 07:41 Met Eireann is forecasting both clear sunny days as well as icy roads over the weekend. As a result, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is warning drivers of the danger posed by ‘solar glare’. Drivers […]
Landowners are being urged to trim their hedges before the March 1 deadline, to ensure a “serious potential hazard to road safety is avoided”. The call was made by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the County and City Management Association who say they are reminding property owners that road safety is a shared responsibility. […]
Published: Thu 27 Jan 2022, 10:42 The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the County and City Management Association (CCMA) are calling on all property owners to cut their hedges before March 1 to ensure they do not cause a serious potential hazard to road safety. Overgrown hedges and roadsides can lead to fatal accidents and […]
THE number of drivers who ignored road safety advice and chose to drive drunk or on drugs over Christmas is “astonishing”, says Ireland’s road safety chief. Garda road safety figures revealed that 914 motorists were lifted from driving while intoxicated from November 26 to January 4, including 35 on New Year’s Day. 1 Garda Siochana […]
The National Road Safety Authority, NRSA, plans to regularize and certify the activities of vulcanizers in the country with the issuance of a license to practice to help improve their services to reduce accidents in the country. A 2021 operational audit conducted by the Authority found that many vulcanizers and tire technicians had little or […]
Safaricom associated with the National transport and the Safety Authority (NTSA) to provide training to bodaboda drivers on road safety rules as part of efforts to reduce the number of traffic accidents during the holiday season. The training, which would be carried out in collaboration with the National Association Boda Boda, aims to promote responsible […]
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly is forming a Road Safety Advisory Group, which will include a variety of actors in the fight against road accidents. Metropolitan Chief Executive Samuel Pyne said this was part of the Assembly’s efforts to improve security in Kumasi. “As the new mayor of the city, I promise my contradictory support for […]
A GARDA road safety operation aimed at reducing the number of traffic accidents caused by drunk drivers will run throughout the holiday season, until January 4, 2022. One of the goals of Operation Traffic Enforcement is to minimize serious collisions that result in fatal and serious injuries. A study conducted in recent years by the […]
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) call on all motorists to prioritize their driving performance and never to drive drunk. The advice comes as RSA and GPA launch a new campaign to educate the public about maintaining absolute concentration behind the wheel, with the warning that even a single drink […]