Ireland is to be recognised this afternoon for the substantial cuts in its road deaths since 2001.
Roads Decrease in road deaths since 2001
The European Transport Safety Council will present Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey with its 2010 road safety award to acknowledge a 41% cut in road deaths.
Ireland currently ranks seventh out of 27 in road deaths per million inhabitants.
The Government has attributed the fall to a combination of improvements in road design, education and garda enforcement.
The ETSC has also praised mandatory alcohol testing, introduced in 2006, and tougher penalties for drink driving, introduced in 2007, and hard-hitting media campaigns.
But the Executive Director of the ETSC, Antonio Avenoso, while praising the Government's achievements, warned against complacency and said the council would be watching closely to ensure that the authorities commit to their plan of rolling out speed cameras in October this year.
Roads Decrease in road deaths since 2001
The European Transport Safety Council will present Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey with its 2010 road safety award to acknowledge a 41% cut in road deaths.
Ireland currently ranks seventh out of 27 in road deaths per million inhabitants.
The Government has attributed the fall to a combination of improvements in road design, education and garda enforcement.
The ETSC has also praised mandatory alcohol testing, introduced in 2006, and tougher penalties for drink driving, introduced in 2007, and hard-hitting media campaigns.
But the Executive Director of the ETSC, Antonio Avenoso, while praising the Government's achievements, warned against complacency and said the council would be watching closely to ensure that the authorities commit to their plan of rolling out speed cameras in October this year.