Road deaths are running more than 20 per cent ahead of last year
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Garda assistant commissioner Paula Hilman said the trauma on the roads so far in 2023 is and will have lasting impacts on families and communities. In addition, 29 per cent of drivers observed on 100km/h roads exceeding the speed limit on these higher speed roads. Minister of State Jack Chambers, who is responsible for road safety, said the Coalition would address an “anomaly” in road traffic legislation where, if a driver commits two offences or more, only the most serious offence is subject to penalty points.
“It has been a little bit of a neglected policy area for the last number of years. The Garda Traffic Corps is perennially under strength. That has been allowed to almost wither on the vine over the last number of years. They simply haven’t been able to deliver the level of policing that is required. Meanwhile, Road Safety Authority’s partnerships and external affairs director Sarah O’Connor told On the Record with the Gavan Reilly on Newstalk that they have been “floored” by the increased deaths.“We get the answer as to why when we look at the coronial data when we partner with the Coroner’s Court.
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