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Details of Ireland's latest Road Safety Strategy, and how Wicklow County Council is improving road safety on a local basis.

Government Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 

The primary aim of the government’s fifth Road Safety Strategy is to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on Irish roads by 50% by 2030. This means reducing deaths on Ireland’s roads annually from 144 to 72 or lower and reducing serious injuries from 1,259 to 630 or lower by 2030. Guiding this strategy is Vision Zero, Ireland's long-term goal of achieving zero road deaths or serious injuries by 2050. The strategy has been developed through extensive engagement with the public and with other key stakeholders. Over 2,000 submissions from the public were received as part of the national public consultation and the public’s input on the future of road safety helped inform the development of the national Road Safety Strategy. 

County Wicklow Road Safety Working Together Committee 

Reducing the number of collisions on the road involves many different partners and stakeholders working together. In the previous Road Safety Strategy, the Road Safety Authority recognised that the ambitious road safety targets would only be met through the cooperation of all agencies involved in road safety and the shared responsibilities by all road users. The Road Safety Working Together Committee includes representatives from Wicklow County Council, the Road Safety Authority, the Gardaí, and Transport Infrastructure Ireland.

The main objectives of the Road Safety Working Together Committee are: 

  • To oversee the implementation of the Road Safety Plan.
  • To discuss road safety priorities and communicate good practice.
  • To enhance the knowledge of all those on the Working Committee. 
     

County Wicklow Road Safety Plan 2023 – 2030

County Wicklow Road Safety Working Together Committee is committed to achieving the actions set out in this road Safety Plan 2023 – 2030 to reduce the numbers of casualties and serious injuries on County Wicklow Roads and to provide focus on making Wicklow a safer county for all road users. 

Safe mobility is central to the quality of life of all who live and work in County Wicklow. This Plan sets out our vision for road safety and the policies and actions the Council pursue to achieve this goal.  The Road Safety Plan 2023 to 2030 will be delivered with an increased focus on the provision of better infrastructure, improved road user behaviour, and better enforcement. 

Residents of County Wicklow should be able to go about their daily lives without being placed under undue risk of injury from traffic. A ‘safe systems’ approach to road safety is based on the principle that life and health should not be compromised to meet the demands of mobility. County Wicklow should be a County where it is safe for everyone to walk and cycle and travel to their destination safely. 

Related Documents

List of related documents

  1. County Wicklow Road Safety Plan 2023 - 2030

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Collision & Causality trends for County Wicklow 2010 – 2023 

YEAR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
FATAL 5 3 3 6 7 8 2
SERIOUS 11 13 11 8 18 8 25
MINOR 148 141 136 125 127 134 117

 

YEAR 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
FATAL 2 5 3 2 1 2 7
SERIOUS 27 23 42 29 52 37 31
MINOR 123 99 114 73 79 83 90

For further information contact:

Linda Healy 

Road Safety Officer 

Email:  lhealy@wicklowcoco.ie