Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 30 June 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion

Ms Velma Burns:

Yes. That data comes to us, which we have a statutory responsibility to collate information. We also have an official reporting duty regarding those statistics. That data is only based on serious injuries that are reported to An Garda Síochána, which is an important distinction. Cyclists were mentioned. We know that the vast majority of cyclist casualties in the police data involve another vehicle. The figure is over 80% of those incidents. But we did go-----

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