65 people have died on Irish roads this year, including 1 person in Kildare.
Over 80 per cent of fatal crashes occur on rural roads.
New research by the Road Safety Authority shows that dangerous driver behaviour is increasing.
Kacey O'Riordan reports
Today we published the review on road safety for the first half of 2021. Any reduction in lives lost on Irish roads is welcomed; however, the increase in fatalities on rural roads is very concerning @RSAIreland @GardaTraffic @Dept_Transport pic.twitter.com/ZYqM8iRq6S
— Hildegarde Naughton (@1Hildegarde) July 26, 2021
Locations of road fatalities:
Donegal 2
Sligo 1
Mayo 3
Roscommon 1
Galway 3
Leitrim 0
Clare 0
Limerick 5
Kerry 5
Cork 4
Tipperary 5
Waterford 1
Wexford 4
Kilkenny 1
Carlow 0
Laois 0
Offaly 0
Kildare 1
Wicklow 1
Dublin 11
Meath 4
Louth 5
Monaghan 1
Cavan 4
Westmeath 1
Longford 2