RSA, Gardaí, NCTS and ITIA Launch Tyre Safety Day to Urge Drivers to Prioritise Tyre Checks
As Irish Road Safety Week begins, motorists are being reminded that tyre safety isn’t optional — it’s essential. The Road Safety Authority (RSA), An Garda Síochána, the National Car Testing Service (NCTS), and the Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) have joined forces to launch Tyre Safety Day, urging motorists across Ireland to put tyre checks at the top of their to-do list. The campaign aims to remind drivers that maintaining...
What’s new in Child Car Seats
Suzanne Keane rounds up the latest in Child Car Seats Do you know a family in need? The wonderful team at rearfacing.ie are doing their bit to give back this Christmas and are looking for nominations for families that would benefit from a free safe child seat. To nominate a family that you feel would benefit from this send an email to info@rearfacing.ie with the age of the child, their location and while you feel they should be...
New Online Child Car Seat Check Service
The lockdown is no excuse not to have your child’s car seat checked to see if it is correctly fitted writes Suzanne Keane The Road Safety Authority has been running the free “Check it Fits” service for a number of years. Usually, they tour the country all year round providing an invaluable service to parents checking that child car seats are correctly fitted and making sure that children are in the right seats for their age,...
Lives could be saved if there was greater enforcement of road safety laws
We have an abundance of road safety laws, so why are we not enforcing them asks Geraldine Herbert Road deaths are on the rise again. So far this year, despite a reduction in traffic volumes during the lockdown of up to 70% there have been 64 fatalities as a result of 60 fatal crashes on Irish roads, compared to 64 fatalities following 55 fatal crashes up to the same period in 2019. In response, The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An...
The gut-wrenching moment I was told Dad wasn’t going to survive his accident
It only takes a split second to make a preventable mistake you can never take back, writes Lisa Marie Maher It was June 30, 2015. The hottest day of the year. At 7.20pm. The phone rang. “Make your way to the hospital,” my mam said, “your dad’s been knocked down.” I knew Dad would have been out on his bicycle that day. My mind froze; a short time later I was in Beaumont Hospital begging to see my father....
