Roads in Ireland are the tenth safest in the world, according to a new international study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The OECD examined the road safety performance of 27 countries around the world during 2008 and found Ireland was the fifth most improved country for road safety, with six road deaths recorded per 100,000 people.
The group’s report also revealed that the number of road-related deaths in the country has fallen by almost a third since 2005, while the risk of being involved in a fatal accident has almost halved over the last decade.
However, the OECD also found that young people are still a high risk group in Ireland, with the fatality risk to 18- to 20-year-olds three times higher than that of the general population.
The report was welcomed by the Road Safety Authority, which thanked the public for helping to improve the culture of safety on the nation's roads.
Last year a report published by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) ranked Ireland’s roads has the sixth safest in the European Union.
Irish Roads Ranked Tenth Safest
Tue, 09 Feb 2010
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