Category: RSA

As the bank holiday approaches, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána are calling on drivers to be extra cautious on the roads and in particular, to recognise the symptoms of driver fatigue and to take appropriate action.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána have appealed to drivers, ahead of the June Bank Holiday weekend to reduce their speed by taking part in a national ‘Slow Down” day , which will take place for a 24 hour period, from 7am on Friday 30th – 7am Saturday 31st  May 2014.

A new qualitative study on driver distraction, conducted by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), has revealed that mobile phones and children are the biggest distractions to a driver.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána today launched their Christmas and New Year Road Safety Campaign at the Medical Bureau for Road Safety, UCD.

Owners of Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HCV) or Public Service Vehicles (PSV) – trucks and trailers over 3,500 kgs, ambulances or buses with eight passengers or more have been advised that a new requirement will be introduced in 2014 whereby they will need to self declare with the Road Safety Authority (RSA). The RSA says that

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has launched the Government’s fourth Road Safety Strategy today at the Road Transport Safety Conference on Serious Injuries.