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Road Safety Authority. (2015) Review of road fatalities as of 21 December 2015. Dublin: RSA.

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The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána have today published a provisional review of road fatalities for 2015. The review shows that as of 22 December 2015, there have been 154 deaths following 148 fatal collisions on Irish roads. This represents 37 fewer deaths (-19%) and 29 fewer fatal crashes compared to the same day in 2014.

The provisional review of fatalities from January to December 2015 found that:
• Road deaths have declined by 19% compared to last year (191 compared to 154) with reductions in all road-user groups
• There have been 20 fewer Vehicle Occupant deaths (-18%)
• There have been 14 fewer Vulnerable Road User deaths (-19%)
• Broken down into road user category; 69 drivers, 25 passengers, 31 pedestrians, 20 motorcyclists and 9 cyclists have been killed on Irish roads.
• There have been decreases across all categories of road user to date in 2015.
o 36% reduction in passenger deaths
o 25% reduction in cycling deaths
o 21% reduction in pedestrian deaths
o 8% reduction in driver deaths
o 13% reduction in motorcycle deaths

• The biggest single reduction in deaths when analysed by age group was among children aged 15 years and under. Deaths dropped from 15 to 3 representing an 80% decline in child fatalities.
• Nineteen of the 69 drivers (28%) killed and 8 of the 25 passengers (32%) were confirmed as not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision.
• April 2015 was the safest month of the year (8 deaths), and July 2015 was the most lethal with 20 deaths. The Monthly average fatality rate to date in 2015 is 13 (compared to 16 in 2014).
• 34 deaths per million population was recorded in 2015 compared to 42 per million in 2015. Ireland has set a target of reducing deaths to 25 per million by 2020.

January to November 2015

Speeding

Mobile Phones

Seatbelts

Drink Driving

188,194**

25,133*

9,547*

6,945*

 

*As of 1st December 2015 ** As of 1st November 2015

All figures are provisional, operational and subject to change

Item Type
Report
Publication Type
Irish-related, Report
Drug Type
All substances
Intervention Type
Harm reduction
Date
December 2015
Pages
15 p.
Publisher
RSA
Corporate Creators
Road Safety Authority
Place of Publication
Dublin
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