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27 Deireadh Fómhair 2016
With the clocks going back this weekend, heralding darker days, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána have today urged road-users to ensure they can be clearly seen when out on the roads.
20 Deireadh Fómhair 2016
The advice regarding caffeine and its use in combating driver fatigue is being provided on the basis of the expert input of Professor Jim Horne, Head of the Sleep Research Laboratory at Loughborough University in the UK.
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ssehs/research/behavioural-medicine/sleep/people.html
6 Deireadh Fómhair 2016
Over 40,000 children in 1500 pre-schools, crèches and Montessoris will take part in National ‘Beep Beep Day’ tomorrow (Friday 7 October). ‘Beep Beep Day’, a road safety awareness day for children organised by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), is one of the many events taking place during Irish Road Safety Week which runs until Sunday 9 October. This year, Irish Road Safety Week is focusing on motorcycle safety, driving for work, child safety and vulnerable road-user safety.
4 Deireadh Fómhair 2016
Ahead of National ‘Tyre Safety Day’ which is taking place tomorrow Wednesday 5 October, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) are reminding road-users to check their tyres regularly in order to ensure they are roadworthy. Free tyre safety checks will be available at participating ITIA garages on ‘Tyre Safety Day’ tomorrow and throughout the week. This is just one of the road safety initiatives taking place nationwide for ‘Irish Road Safety Week’ which will run until Sunday 9 October.
3 Deireadh Fómhair 2016
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is advising all road users to take extreme care when using the roads tonight and tomorrow (3 & 4 October) following a yellow weather warning from Met Eireann for heavy rain. It is likely to lead to accumulations of 30 to 50 mm of rain tonight with up to 70 mm forecast for Tuesday in parts of Galway, Mayo, Clare and Cork. An orange weather warning has also been issued for Kerry with between 60 - 100 mm expected between tonight and tomorrow.
3 Deireadh Fómhair 2016
The fourth landmark Pre-Crash Report from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has revealed that almost a third of motorcyclists involved in fatal collisions between 2008 and 2012 had consumed alcohol. The findings of the report were presented at the RSA Annual Academic Lecture today, the first event of Irish Road Safety Week which runs until Sunday 9 October.