Free online game launched to drive home road safety message to young drivers
A new online game hopes to educate young drivers about road safety by testing their abilities to handle challenging driving scenarios The game is available to play free at www.boxymo.ie/game and is playable on mobile, desktop and tablets. The announcement comes shortly after the Road Safety Authority (RSA) announced a 15% increase in the number of road deaths in Ireland last year, the age group 16-25 has been at most risk with 17% of...
Dispelling the Myths on Drink Driving
An Oireachtas Transport Committee is currently debating a change to the legislation on drink-driving proposed by Minister for Transport Shane Ross. The RSA look at some of the myths about drink driving What is the change in the legislation on drink-driving proposed by Minister for Transport Shane Ross? Under the current law, driving disqualifications are only handed out for first offences above the 80mg per 100ml level. The...
Don’t Get This Season’s Killer Look
The RSA has issue a warning to Irish woman about how they wear their seat belts writes Geraldine Herbert Simply wearing a seat belt is not enough to ensure your safety according to a new report by the RSA A study of 300 women aged 17 to 34 found that more than a third of younger women admitted to misusing a seatbelt by wearing it under the arm and over half of those interviewed said that their friends wore the seatbelt under the arm....
Ireland’s most dangerous drives
A new survey reveals Ireland most dangerous drives Irish based insurance intermediary, Chill, has conducted a survey of 650 Irish drivers to find out which roads the general public deem the most dangerous The campaign aims to increase road safety awareness and ultimately reduce the number of road traffic accidents. Last year, according to the Road Safety Authority (RSA) there were 159 fatal collisions in Ireland, the lowest number...
Support European Day Without A Road Death
As the death toll on Irish roads continues to rise drivers and all road users are being asked to support European Day Without A Road Death, known as Project EDWARD writes Geraldine Herbert The initiative has been organised by the Traffic Police network in Europe (TISPOL), and its aim is that no-one dies on the roads of Europe that day To support Project EDWARD, road-users are being asked to make an online pledge to be a...
