Irish Road Safety
Road safety in Ireland or lack thereof is a constant conversation of pointing blame.
Government believes it is the civilian’s responsibility and civilians believe it is the Government’s responsibility to increase road safety.
The truth is, everyone is responsible.
Well, why is the car so heavily utilised since it has made Ireland unsafe?
Ireland’s reliance on the car can be linked directly to a lack of central residential living and a public transport system which can not serve everyone.
The dominance of car use in Ireland is not going away any time soon. As a result, both government and civilians need to play their part and increase road safety.
As of April 2024, 61 people have died on Irish roads according to RTE reports. For a country who’s RSA agenda is Vision Zero death by 2030, we are a long way off as a nation.
Unfortunately, people tend to learn the hard way, until something bad happens to them personally, we have the mindset of ‘that could never happen to me‘. This is not the mindset Irish drivers should take as road accidents can happen to anyone, even if they are not the driver. The definition of an accident is nobody meant for it to happen.
While government mechanisms move slowly and engage a stick and Big Brother mentality, watching over drivers to punish them after a road rule is broken, all Irish civilians can empower themselves to learn the rules of the road and enforce safe driving habits upon each other.
Rules of the Road knowledge should not be exclusive to drivers. Everyone in Ireland should know the rules of the road from primary school students to senior adults who never had to sit a driving test to get their licence.
Learning the rules of the road, the warning signs, and road markings should be common knowledge to everyone in Ireland not just the drivers to keep our roads safe.
Road to Success is the best way to learn the rules of the road through easy flash cards and competitive games fun for all ages.
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