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‘Politicians can be terrorised for half a dozen votes’: Conor Brady’s plan to reset Ireland
In a manifesto for renewing the State, the former editor of The Irish Times asks why ‘so many things don’t work’ in Ireland
The Irish Times view on road safety: why does change take so long?
New measures on learner drivers are welcome but long overdue
Loophole enabling learner drivers to stay on roads finally closed, 13 years after first planned
Already, 73,000 learners on three or more permits, of whom 35,000 have booked and paid for a test in advance of the deadline, according to RSA data
‘Astonishing’: RSA spent €30m on media campaigns since 2023
Social Democrats want agency to be invited before Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee for questioning
Restaurant criticised for using Dutch chicken brings ‘luxury’ award home for Ireland
Plus: Plenty in a name for Maurice Regan’s ‘Luck Penny’; Vincent Browne recalls Charles Haughey’s guile and greed; and Garda to clamp down on souped up e-bikes
History shows there’s no room for ambiguity when it comes to drinking and driving
Minister Seán Canney was right to stand down an RSA plan to install breathalysers
Are breathalysers in pubs a good or bad idea?
Agency had sought tenders to provide devices so drinkers could test themselves
Abusive parents and car park crashes among litany of incidents faced by driving testers
Log of 161 incidents recorded by RSA also included cases of irate candidates and accusations of racism
‘One fall without a helmet changed my life forever’: Cyclist fronts new road safety campaign
Niall Connor was left with a permanent brain injury after coming off his bike aged 14
Former Kerry footballer says ‘10 seconds of recklessness’ by driver changed his life forever
Seán O’Leary sustained multiple fractures and developed PTSD after collision in 2021
Drivers should not have to guess whether their car is visible from behind
A trick of the light jeopardises road safety
What one Kerry road tells us about speed limits and road safety
An impromptu civilian road safety investigation unit emerged in Kerry, where residents counted collisions, measured footpaths and cross-referenced design standards
Technology solutions to tackle wrong-way driving could be 15 years away
Transport committee hears people could easily drive on to a motorway in the correct direction before turning
Road safety and the Minister
No use blaming ‘everyone’ for the rise in road deaths when reform and legislation are stalled
Urbanite David McCullagh’s baptism of fire at the National Ploughing Championships
Radio: Radio 1 host’s broadcasting mettle is tested by his visit to farming jamboree, while Anton Savage shows his bite
Dazzling headlights a worrying feature of night-time driving
Modern LED systems can produce extremely high luminance from small light sources
Soft toy ban among new restrictions for roadside crash memorials in south Dublin
Victims’ group says memorials at crash ‘black spots’ can contribute to driver awareness and behaviour change
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September 13th-18th highlights: including The Late Late Show’s return, Forever Home and The Random Driving Test
Sarah Moss’s last Irish Times column: ‘Being hated on the internet has begun to tint my life’
I glanced into a dark mirror world in which people (mostly men) wrote that I am vile and stupid and should kill myself
New Galway road strategy aims to reduce deaths and serious injury by half
Strategy outlines strong evidence-based link between high speed limits and devastating road collisions
Wrong-way motorway driving could be detected by AI
Wrong-way motorway driving to face harsher penalties under new laws announced after M9 crash
The true cost of teaching your child to drive
On the Money: Insurance and driving lessons will likely cost well over €1,000 before considering ancillary costs or their own car
Road safety groups to examine technology that may reduce wrong-way driving
Meeting will consider use of warning signage and detection technology
Raheny driving test centre closure is a temporary measure for ‘six months to two years’
All test appointments, applications to move to Killester but RSA could not say how many learners affected
We shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that e-scooters are a sustainable transport option
Battery-powered scooters help cut emissions by replacing car journeys and when used with public transport
E-scooter users would need licence and insurance under proposals explored by Government
Darragh O’Brien to work with Road Safety Authority on proposed legislation over the summer
Gardaí welcome Decathlon decision to stop selling e-scooters as road deaths reach 108 this year
Record numbers of people killed on roads ‘highlight the risk’ as drivers are urged to slow down over August bank holiday
O’Gorman raises concerns over licence ‘data gap’ of drivers involved in crashes
Road Safety Authority unable to access data on category of permits
Cyclists have their say: ‘I was hit from behind without warning and knocked off the bike’
Cycling Callout
Glenageary traffic signs show accountability for road safety should extend beyond RSA
Council’s response to speed limit review suggests Minister should look beyond RSA for accountability
Many factors contribute to rising road deaths. Squeamishness can’t be one of them
The Road Safety Authority avoids anything that might be perceived ‘as insensitive or prematurely apportioning blame’ in reporting road deaths
Road Safety Authority officials criticised for ‘lack of visibility’ after spate of deaths
Minister of State Seán Canney to bring proposed RSA reforms to Government
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