Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 30 June 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion

Mr. Sam Waide:

I will expand on what Superintendent O'Reardon said. It comes back to the question of location. It is my duty to flag to every member of the committee that with regard to the enforcement and location of vans, fixed cameras or other interventions in speed, serious injuries are part of the challenge in the strategy to make our roads safer. We know from historical data that the majority of serious injuries occur in urban areas. The challenge is not just about excessive speeding on rural roads and on motorways. It is also about speeding in built-up, urban areas. I stated in my opening statement that reducing serious injuries by 50%, from 1,259 to 630 or lower, is a significant challenge. It is about serious injuries, not just reducing fatalities.

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