FTA Ireland says new road death figures are positive sign

The Freight Transport Association Ireland (FTAI) says road death figures just released are a positive sign that road safety measures are working. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and Gardai yesterday published the Provisional End of Year Review of Road Fatalities, which showed a 19 per cent drop in road deaths and a 36 per cent reduction in passenger fatalities.
December 24, 2015 Read time: 2 mins

The 6983 Freight Transport Association Ireland (FTAI) says road death figures just released are a positive sign that road safety measures are working.
 
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and Gardai yesterday published the Provisional End of Year Review of Road Fatalities, which showed a 19 per cent drop in road deaths and a 36 per cent reduction in passenger fatalities.
 
FTAI says the figures demonstrate that continued focus on four principal areas - speeding, impaired driving, use of phones while driving and failure to wear seatbelts - has paid dividends.
 
Neil McDonnell, general manager of FTAI, said: “The performance so far this year is particularly impressive considering the considerable increase in traffic on the Irish roads over the last three years. There are more people at work, and more people driving to work, than there were in 2012, which held the previous record for lowest number of road fatalities. Our sincere thanks go to the RSA and the members of An Garda Síochána for delivering on the road safety strategy.”

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