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Proactive vehicle maintenance is a year-round responsibility. NCT Is Not a Diagnostic Tool.
09.01.2025The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has called on vehicle owners to embrace year-round responsibility for maintaining their cars, rather than relying on the National Car Test (NCT) to identify faults. Customer satisfaction surveys have continuously highlighted the disappointing culture of vehicle owners using the NCT as a diagnostic tool, contributing to inefficiencies in the system and increasing […]
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Road Deaths in 2024 drop by 4%
02.01.2025A total of 174 fatalities occurred, 7 fewer than the previous year. Trend of young fatalities continued for second year with 60 (35%) of those aged 25 years or younger. Dublin (23), Cork (19), Mayo (19) and Donegal (17) record highest number of fatalities. Almost a quarter (23%) of fatalities occurred between 4pm and 8pm. […]
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Fee Adjustments for RSA Services to take effect from January 1st
12.12.2024As part of business planning for the coming year, including planned €18m expenditure on public interest activities and government priorities, there will be adjustments to fees for a number of RSA services, effective January 1, 2025. These will be the first changes to costs of services since 2012, and in some cases since 2011. The […]
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Road Safety Alert Update – Orange and Yellow Weather Warnings
20.11.2024The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is again advising all road users to prepare for further cold weather conditions as Met Eireann has updated the weather warnings for Snow/Ice and Snow/Rain to Orange in some counties. This will lead to hazardous road conditions and reduced visibility. There are also Yellow Snow/Ice warnings and low temperature/ice warnings. […]
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Road Safety Alert –Advisory for Ireland
18.11.2024The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is asking road users to prepare for hazardous conditions on roads and footpaths from today Monday 18 November as Met Eireann has issued a weather advisory for wintry hazards including frost and ice and the potential for sleet, snow and hail throughout the week. After the recent prolonged spell of […]
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RSA Highlights Pedestrian Fatalities and Serious Injuries During Road Safety Week
09.10.2024The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is highlighting the issue of pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries with the publication of two new reports during Road Safety Week, which began yesterday The first report Pedestrian Spotlight Report: Fatalities and Serious Injuries 2019-2023 shows that between 2019 and 2023, a total of 164 pedestrians were tragically killed, and […]
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Almost 10,000 breathalyser tests availed of at Electric Picnic
03.09.2024As part of its three-year partnership with Electric Picnic, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) had FlineBox breathalysers situated at four car park stations, with 13% (9,704) of festival goers availing of the opportunity to act responsibly and test their alcohol levels over the weekend. The Flinebox use the Drager alcohol sensor technology. The user blows […]
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Seatbelt use on decline among drivers and front seat passengers according to RSA research
18.06.2024The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is urging drivers and passengers to always wear a seat belt on every journey. The call comes as research from the RSA found that seatbelt wearing rates decreased among drivers and front seat passengers between 2022 and 2023. This research was a manual observational study of seat belt wearing of […]
Read MoreOne in 10 have driven after consuming alcohol in the last 12 months – according to new research by the RSA
25.01.2024New research presented by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) shows that one in 10 Irish motorists have driven after consuming alcohol in the last 12 months. Of those who admitted consuming alcohol, the incidence was higher among male drivers (14%), those who drive for work (14%), and those with a history of collision involvement (24%). […]
Read MoreRoad Deaths in 2023 Increase by 19%
02.01.2024Provisional road traffic collision figures show that the number of road deaths in 2023 increased by 19% compared to 2022. A total of 184 people died in 173 fatal collisions in 2023 compared to 155 deaths in 149 collisions in 2022. This represents an increase of 29 deaths or a 19% rise in road deaths […]
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