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The new Suzuki S-Cross has been rated one of Europe’s safest cars, according to new independent crash testing results from Euro NCAP.

A 22-year-old woman who did not have her young child restrained while she was in her car was before Ballina District Court this week.

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.

The law with respect to seatbelts just got a little tougher. From now on if you don’t wear your own seatbelt and make sure that any kids wear theirs then you could be hit with two penalty points.

Galway city Labour councillor, Niall Mc Nelis, has welcomed the introduction of new driving offences which he said will place a renewed focus on child safety and clampdown on unnecessary risky behaviour.

The law with respect to seatbelts just got a little tougher. From now on if you don’t wear your own seatbelt and make sure that any kids wear theirs then you could be hit with two penalty points.

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar has announced changes to introduce or increase penalty points for seatbelts and vehicle weight offences from this Bank Holiday weekend.

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar has announced changes to introduce or increase penalty points for seatbelts and vehicle weight offences from this Bank Holiday weekend.

Ford tells us that its groundbreaking inflatable rear seatbelt, which combines attributes of an airbag and a conventional seatbelt, will make its European debut next year on the new Mondeo.