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An Taoiseach Enda Kenny will be making a special delivery of high viz vests to junior infants in St Peter’s National School, Snugborough, Co Mayo, next Monday, October 8 at 9.15am.

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny will be making a special delivery of high viz vests to junior infants in St Peter’s National School, Snugborough, Co Mayo, next Monday, October 8 at 9.15am.

New research from the Road Safety Authority has revealed there was a 77.8 per cent reduction in the number of children (under 14 years old) killed on Irish roads in the period 1997 to 2010. This was announced as the RSA and Electric Ireland teamed up for the third year running to distribute 85,500 high visibility vests to every child starting school this year. The vests will be included in the RSA’s ‘Back to School’ road safety packs which will be distributed to primary schools nationwide over the coming months.

According to shocking new figures released by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), in the first six months of 2012, 23 per cent of drivers killed and 29 per cent of passengers killed were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision. The information is based on preliminary data supplied by An Garda Síochána. A worrying feature is the number of people who were not wearing a seatbelt and who were ejected from the vehicle.

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar has appealed to Leaving and Junior Cert students to be road safety conscious at all times when celebrating the end of their exams.

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar has appealed to Leaving and Junior Cert students to be road safety conscious at all times when celebrating the end of their exams.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has appealed to Irish soccer fans not to let the side down during the Euro 2012 Championships by drinking and driving.

Since the Road Safety Strategy 2007 to 2012 was introduced in 2007, road deaths have dropped by 50 per cent. When compared to the year before the introduction of the first ever road safety strategy in 1998, deaths have fallen by 59 per cent.

The Saturday Forum programme on CRC 102.9 fm this week is devoted to a discussion on road safety. Presenter Stephen Burns will have a number of guests in studio including Noel Brett, chief executive, Road Safety Authority, Garda Sergeant Donie Duignan, Mayo Divisional Traffic Corps, and Michael Mongan, senior roads engineer, Mayo County Council.

A new survey from the Road Safety Authority has highlighted some of the reckless behaviour undertaken by young male drivers on Irish roads.