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A NEW ROAD safety strategy is seeking to cut the number of deaths on Irish roads by 50% over the next ten years.
The Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 is a new plan from the Department of Transport that aims to halve the number of deaths and serious injuries on Irish roads by the end of the decade by introducing new safety measures.
The 50% reduction would mean reducing deaths on Irish roads from 144 annually to 72 or lower, and reducing serious injuries from 1,259 annually to 630 or lower.
Within the strategy, there are plans to establish a new working group on the setting of speed limits, with a specific consideration for the introduction of a 30km/h default speed limit in urban areas
Plans to review penalties for serious road traffic offences, including impaired driving, speeding, mobile phone use and not wearing a seatbelt are also being considered. New legislation to increase sanctions against people who drink or drug drive is also being planned.
The strategy is also seeking to “eliminate the incidence” of learner drivers driving without a full licence holder, as well as reducing the number of learner car drivers who hold a third or more learner permit to a maximum of 10%.
Safe cycling and walking is highlighted within the plan, with the Government previously announcing that 1,000km of new segregated walking and cycling paths would be built by 2025.
Launching the project, Minister for State at the Department of Transport Hildegarde Naughten said: “At the heart of this Road Safety Strategy is change. How we use our roads is changing. So how we understand and think about road safety needs to change.”
We must adjust our attitudes and behaviours to take account of the fact that no one form of transport takes primacy over another. Each and every road user is entitled to use our roads and not have their safety or life put at risk due to others’ dangerous behaviour.
“The core of the strategy is not about words or numbers on a page, but about saving lives and preventing injuries.”
Transport Minister Eamon Ryan said that the plan was “ambitious” and would start an overall plan, Vision Zero, to ensure that there would be no road deaths by 2050.
“It is ambitious. That is why we have set a target of reducing the number of deaths and serious injuries by half by 2030,” said Ryan.
“This strategy prioritises the safety of those who are most vulnerable, ensuring their right to travel the roads safely is protected.”
The project will be carried out in three phases, with the first phase taking place from 2021 to 2024. A projected €3.8 Billion investment is to be made for the first phase of the project.
Under the first phase of the scheme, the Government is aiming to reduce the number of road deaths and serious accidents by 15%. This would see deaths drop from 144 to 122 annually and serious injuries drop from 1,259 to 1,133 annually.
“Ireland has made significant progress over the lifetime of previous road safety strategies. Since the launch of the first ever Road Safety Strategy in 1998, road deaths have declined by almost 70%,” said Liz O’Donnell, Chairperson of the Road Safety Authority.
“Reducing road deaths and serious injuries by 50% over the next decade is achievable. Vision Zero by 2050 is achievable. We can do it.
“Given our road safety journey to date, no target is too ambitious for us.”
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Or maybe just stop over selling flights.
@Scundered: It’s common practice with most airlines. It’s happened me twice but I was happy to accept the offer of a free upgrade on one flight and on another I took the next flight and got a voucher for another return flight within 12 months.
@Scundered: that’s an option but if airlines stopped overselling seats, the price per seat would increase. I worked for AerLingus and some of the transatlantic services could sometimes be overbooked by as much as 10%. The majority of the time this wouldn’t cause any issue. But other times……
@Darren Doyle McCormack: But both Ryanir and Norwegian NEVER oversell seats and they dont need to increase fares..
@iMoan Brutal: Thanks for capitalising never. Would never have got your point without it! Ryanair never sold business tickets that were fully changeable. The type of passenger who flies long haul would be more likely to change their plans than someone going on a city break to Europe. Ryanair and AerLingus have very different business models.
@Darren Doyle McCormack: exactly, totally different business model. Also, very few ryanair passengers come from connecting flights, which reduces the chances of them not turning up. AerLingus are partners with JetBlue, British Airways, United Airlines and Flybe. If you are booked on an oversold flight, or you miss a connecting flight, you can get a later flight with a partner airline if they have capacity.
@Darren Doyle McCormack: then don’t sell changeable tickets. Sorted.
@Yer Man: Plans change. Business passengers may have a meeting that runs over or someone may be late due to an inbound connection. Life is not black and white.
At least you’ve got a better chance of “winning” 10k compared to scratch cards!
Slap, €1000
Punch €3000
Dragging €5000
Video of incident shared on social media €10000
@Matt Connolly: Having your past dragged up by gutter journalists: priceless.
@Matt Connolly: It was worth it for the Memes.
@Ben McArthur: and it wasn’t even him, they dug up dirt on the wrong guy
ok Michael O Leary -over to you.
@Bennythekid: whats over to him? He doesnt overbook flights so its none of his concern.
@deisecelt: don’t know where the Journal is coming from with this story the maximum amount of compensation allowed to be paid fur bumping a passenger is $1,350
@deisecelt: where did i mention anything about overbooked flights.
@Bennythekid: I think it’s more a question of what do you mean by over to you michael. As it’s nothing to do with Ryanair. But if you’d read the article or comments you’d know that
@Michael Hayden: double scores-25/50
So it’s ten grand or the slaps. That makes it really easy.
And if no one wants it, will you be dragged from your fully paid seat?!
@john Appleseed: you will be ejected from private property.
I still don’t believe over selling seats is a legitimate business practice, in what other industry can you sell something twice and hope someone doesn’t pick up their purchase so as to lower the unit cost of the product?
@RMcG: Its not exactly selling something twice. Its very common on medium/long haul flights, when a lot of passengers will be coming to the gate from many different connecting flights, and not just arriving at the airport’s departures area. All large airlines that offer intercontinental tickets will have partnerships with other airlines that cover similar routes. If you are on a flight that is oversold, you will be compensated for it, and given the next free space the airline, or a partner airline has. Its the same if you miss a connecting flight through no fault of your own, you will be put on the next available flight by that airline, or a partner airline. For example, I flew back to Dublin via Newark in February. My United flight into Newark was delayed by 3 hours, so I missed my connecting Aer Lingus flight in Newark, however I was put on the next United flight to Dublin a few hours later. If that United flight was fully booked, but 20 passengers were not going to show up, as their connecting flight was also delayed, then it makes sense for the airline to let me take their seats, rather than have 20 empty seats on the flight, and pay to put me up in a hotel until the next seat is available. Bear in mind, the cost of putting me up in a hotel would then need to be recouped by the airline, through increased ticket sales. Overselling allows airlines to keep planes as full as possible, and keep ticket sales as low as possible.
Please tell me which flight is overbooked and l will book it now
@pat seery: it’s pure PR it ain’t real as the maximum they can pay under US law is $1,350
@Boganity: Actually they can pay whatever they want above that figure if they choose to do so. There are 3 levels of remuneration depending on length of delay, how soon to your original arrival time the airline can get you there, whether you have to over night or not. Delta for instance allows its senior customer service personnel to offer up to $10,000 to ‘bumped’ passengers and that can be in cash or travel vouchers. Each airline has to meet the minimum requirements set by law, which to date do not include losing two teeth and getting yer nose broke.
Spend the money hiring proper staff not thugs
@Stouts O Shea:
They were the airport police and not UA staff
What is the guy they dragged off getting in compensation?
@Alan: don’t know but’ll it’ll have seven seven numbers and two commas in it
That dragged guy apology interview with CEO Munoz is worth watching for entertainment values, Comedy Central, winner so far for BS talk of 2017.
They will be paying Mr Dao considerably more than 10k
Too late too late.!
They are damaged forever.
in vouchers,
@Maurice Slater: to be used off peak in days that don’t have an “a” in them
and a free slap
Did Munoz mention the bunny wabbit?
Surely this overbooking is just pure greed by airlines. Anyone who books a flight has to pay in advance so whether or not they show up the seat is paid for. Therefore the airlines are trying to get seats paid for twice. Obviously to business people this is good practice. Justice doesn’t come into it. Well I hope people will choose their airline more carefully. As for Ryanair I’ve never had a problem and I definitely have never seen anyone dragged off a plane
The airline is trying to redeem some level of responsibility back after the PR nightmare of recent weeks. Buy all accounts their stock has taken a high hit and the shareholders are losing value on their stake. Desperation tactics.
I’d sit there and demand 20k with my phone out lol
Do you have to take a mandatory beating by armed gun crazy American police before you volunteer?
Here a novel to make money and s the world book flights as late as possible an hope f a over booking.
Reason I book my seat so can’t remove me
Others try to save that 10e but worth it for peace of mind .
Would rather get dragged off and sue them for 10 million.
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