Our Road Safety Authority expert reveals how a new report shows drink is a big factor in deaths
Today the RSA launches its joint road safety appeal ahead of the June Bank Holiday weekend with the gardai. It's a weekend that over the past nine years has resulted in 35 deaths and 85 serious injuries.
A worrying backdrop to this year's appeal is the fact that there have been more deaths on the road this year compared with the corresponding period for 2015.
This bank holiday period road-users are being urged to be aware of the dangers of alcohol and road-use.
At today's launch the RSA will publish the results of its Pre-Crash Report on Alcohol. This is the third landmark report published this year which follows a detailed analysis of data contained in Garda Forensic Fatal Collision Investigation Files between the years 2008 and 2012.
This new report will look in detail at the role alcohol played in fatal collisions in the five-year period.
The results are concerning. They point to the fact that there has been an increase in the number of alcohol-related fatal crashes. It will show that the presence of alcohol is a significant factor in driver, motorcyclist, passenger, pedestrian and cyclist deaths.
A number of findings stand out. The most significant is that nearly two-in-every-five fatal crashes are alcohol related.
Source: Irish Independent, 01/06/16
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