# road-safety-authority - Thursday 7 July, 2022
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
New research by the Road Safety Authority also found that 13% of drivers write messages or emails while behind the wheel.
# road-safety-authority - Thursday 24 February, 2022
# Road Safety Authority
# Road Safety Authority
The RSA has launched a new voluntary code of practice to assist child car seat retailers and consumers in response to its findings.
# road-safety-authority - Saturday 15 January, 2022
# Hauliers
# Hauliers
“I am not aware of any scientific evidence that supports this move” a Sinn Féin spokesperson said.
# road-safety-authority - Friday 14 January, 2022
# Drunk Driving
# Drunk Driving
914 people were arrested for driving while intoxicated as part of a Garda road safety campaign between the 26th of November and the 4th of January 2022.
# road-safety-authority - Tuesday 11 January, 2022
# Covid Absences
# Covid Absences
The derogation will see the maximum hours for HGV drivers increased to 112 hours in a two week period.
# road-safety-authority - Tuesday 28 December, 2021
# Road Deaths
# Road Deaths
Seven people died on roads in the Republic and Northern Ireland today and yesterday.
# road-safety-authority - Sunday 26 December, 2021
# Penalty Points
# Penalty Points
A total of 540,174 people had points on their licences on 30 September 2021.
# road-safety-authority - Monday 20 December, 2021
# RSA Warning
# RSA Warning
Gardaí have warned drivers to make sure their vehicles are roadworthy by checking their tyres and lights.
# road-safety-authority - Monday 26 July, 2021
# Gardaí
# Gardaí
Garda figures showed 82% of deaths occurred on rural roads with a speed limit of 80kmh or higher.
# road-safety-authority - Friday 23 July, 2021
# Treacherous Roads
# Treacherous Roads
The warning comes ahead of an end to the recent dry spell.
# road-safety-authority - Friday 9 July, 2021
# Heavy Traffic
# Heavy Traffic
The figures show 105,216 are awaiting the driving test, while 119,253 are waiting for a theory test.
# road-safety-authority - Monday 24 May, 2021
# Diplomatic Immunity
Niall O'Connor's report looks at the amount of times diplomats have escaped traffic fines by using their diplomatic immunity. The foreign embassy staff members were nabbed by gardaí across the country but granted immunity from prosecution. According to documents obtained by The Journal, the Department of Foreign Affairs were notified 17 times either by gardaí or by embassies.
# road-safety-authority - Thursday 1 April, 2021
# Road Safety Authority
# Road Safety Authority
Authorities warn motorists of the dangers of drug driving ahead of the Easter bank holiday weekend.
# road-safety-authority - Saturday 13 March, 2021
# Reputational Risk
# Reputational Risk
The Road Safety Authority also warned of “reputational risk” for themselves and the Department of Transport over the long waiting lists.
# road-safety-authority - Monday 15 February, 2021
# Snow Storm
# Snow Storm
484 tests were cancelled for weather-related reasons last week.
# road-safety-authority - Sunday 24 January, 2021
# BACKLOG
# BACKLOG
A minister has said that the pandemic has had a “profound effect” on theory testing services leading to a large backlog.
# road-safety-authority - Thursday 21 January, 2021
# Driving Test
# Driving Test
The RSA launched a new online portal in December.
# road-safety-authority - Friday 1 January, 2021
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
There was a 25% reduction in the number of serious or minor injuries in 2020.
# road-safety-authority - Thursday 31 December, 2020
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
The figure was revealed in response to a Parliamentary Question last month.
# road-safety-authority - Tuesday 29 December, 2020
# On The Road
# On The Road
Here’s how drivers fared at each centre across the country this year.
# road-safety-authority - Friday 11 December, 2020
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
The detection was made as part of National Slow Down Day.
# road-safety-authority - Thursday 30 July, 2020
# Direct Provision
# Direct Provision
The ruling overturns a previous finding in favour of people living in direct
# road-safety-authority - Wednesday 10 June, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Roads around Ireland are getting busier as Covid-19 restrictions start to ease.
# road-safety-authority - Wednesday 29 April, 2020
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
Six pedestrians have been killed on Irish roads since the schools were closed in the middle of March.
# road-safety-authority - Wednesday 4 March, 2020
# Road Safety Authority
# Road Safety Authority
The Road Safety Authority also wants a greater roll-out of 30km/h limits in urban areas.
# road-safety-authority - Monday 2 March, 2020
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
Garda superintendent Eddie Golden appealed for people to “have a positive contribution to road safety”.
# road-safety-authority - Sunday 2 February, 2020
# Cyclist
# Cyclist
Between 2010 and 2018, cyclist deaths across the EU fell on average by 0.4% annually. In Ireland, this figure was an 8% increase.
# road-safety-authority - Monday 6 January, 2020
# Driver Theory Test
# Driver Theory Test
The candidate was one of nine people who aroused suspicion during driver theory tests last year.
# road-safety-authority - Wednesday 1 January, 2020
# Road Safety Authority
# Road Safety Authority
A total of 148 people died on Irish roads last year, according to provisional figures.
# road-safety-authority - Thursday 28 November, 2019
# Road Injury
# Road Injury
Nearly one-third of serious injury collisions took place in Dublin
# road-safety-authority - Tuesday 26 November, 2019
# Verona Murphy
# Verona Murphy
Verona Murphy has clashed with the RSA in her role with the Irish Road Hauliers’ Association.
# road-safety-authority - Sunday 24 November, 2019
# Road Safety
# Road Safety
The figure is the lowest rate in the past five years.
# road-safety-authority - Saturday 26 October, 2019
# Your Say
# Your Say
It follows the proposed introduction of a similar ban in the UK.
# road-safety-authority - Thursday 24 October, 2019
The warning comes ahead of the October Bank Holiday weekend.
# road-safety-authority - Monday 7 October, 2019
# Drug Testing
# Drug Testing
Cocaine was the second main illicit drug detected in tests.
# road-safety-authority - Friday 23 August, 2019
# New Rules
# New Rules
Electric scooters are currently not regulated in Ireland.
# road-safety-authority - Thursday 22 August, 2019
# Garda Shake-up
# Garda Shake-up
The RSA is “very concerned” that Roads Policing was not among the four areas identified as ‘key focus areas’ for Gardaí.
# road-safety-authority - Sunday 18 August, 2019
# Preparations
# Preparations
The RSA has been warning UK driving licence-holders to exchange them for Irish licences before Brexit.
# road-safety-authority - Tuesday 30 July, 2019
# Must Read
# Must Read
Thousands of people have contacted the RSA about Brexit and driving licences since the end of February.
# road-safety-authority - Wednesday 22 May, 2019
# New Rules
# New Rules
Shane Ross has asked the RSA to research scooter regulations in other countries.
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