Ciarán Ferrie<p>"We need less “common sense”, we need to face down lies and misinformation, and we need more leadership."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://irishcycle.com/2024/12/27/when-will-we-say-enough-is-enough-road-deaths-were-being-sold-a-verifiably-a-pack-of-lies-to-keep-our-anger-at-bay-but-its-politicians-judges-and-officials-who-need-a-wakeup-call/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">irishcycle.com/2024/12/27/when</span><span class="invisible">-will-we-say-enough-is-enough-road-deaths-were-being-sold-a-verifiably-a-pack-of-lies-to-keep-our-anger-at-bay-but-its-politicians-judges-and-officials-who-need-a-wakeup-call/</span></a></p>
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Ciarán Ferrie<p>Two more people dead on Irish roads last night. </p><p>The Road Safety Authority, by their own admission, spent €6.6m in road safety campaigns in the last 18 months for exactly zero return.</p><p>That's 20 times the cost of the bike shelter in Leinster House, and nearly five times the cost of the security hut. Both the bike shelter and the hut continue to serve a useful function. The RSA spend is money down the drain.</p><p>Where's the public outrage?!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a></p>
I BIKE Dublin<p>"Step into the shoes of a cyclist," with RSA's virtual reality experience that emphasizes the dangers of cycling..."</p><p>The Road Safety Authority has learned nothing from the criticism over the last year. Their strategy continues to be diametrically opposed to national transport policy and is actively scaring people off the road instead of making them safer. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/national-news/1668032/rsa-launches-simulator-to-show-drivers-how-it-feels-as-a-cyclist-on-the-road.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">limerickleader.ie/news/nationa</span><span class="invisible">l-news/1668032/rsa-launches-simulator-to-show-drivers-how-it-feels-as-a-cyclist-on-the-road.html</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>154 people have died as a result of road traffic incidents in Ireland this year. While it is now unlikely that the total figure for 2024 will be as high as last year it will still be higher than the previous six years.</p><p>The dead include 30 people who were walking and 10 people who were cycling.</p><p>The number of people injured is likely to be around 8,000 with about 1-1.5k of those seriously injured.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.garda.ie/en/roads-policing/statistics/roads-policing-fatalities-to-date-for-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">garda.ie/en/roads-policing/sta</span><span class="invisible">tistics/roads-policing-fatalities-to-date-for-2024/</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>Fianna Fáil TD, Éamon Ó Cuív recently called for the wearing of hi viz clothing to be made mandatory for people walking and cycling. When was the last time you heard any TD call for a ban on screens in cars?</p><p>"Be Safe, Be Seen" must be the most ineffective campaign the RSA has ever come up with. There is nothing you can do to make yourself "be seen" by someone who isn't looking.</p><p><a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41513834.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">irishexaminer.com/news/munster</span><span class="invisible">/arid-41513834.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>Good contribution from Síle Ginnane of Better Ennis on ClareFM earlier on the proposed breaking up of the Road Safety Authority</p><p><a href="https://www.clare.fm/podcasts/morning-focus/road-safety-authority-to-be-split-into-two-agencies/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">clare.fm/podcasts/morning-focu</span><span class="invisible">s/road-safety-authority-to-be-split-into-two-agencies/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>The Department of Transport has confirmed the disbandment of the Road Safety Authority.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/6ae69-minister-ryan-and-minister-of-state-lawless-announce-reform-of-the-road-safety-authority/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gov.ie/en/press-release/6ae69-</span><span class="invisible">minister-ryan-and-minister-of-state-lawless-announce-reform-of-the-road-safety-authority/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>We need to hear more stories like this, horrific as they are. The narrow focus on road fatality numbers ignores the devastating impact that the rising number of serious injuries has on the victims and their families. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.westernpeople.ie/news/courts/dangerous-driver-caused-horrific-injuries-to-retired-mayo-gp_arid-35531.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">westernpeople.ie/news/courts/d</span><span class="invisible">angerous-driver-caused-horrific-injuries-to-retired-mayo-gp_arid-35531.html</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>Plan to disband RSA will be brought forward before election</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.thejournal.ie/james-lawless-rsa-road-safety-6521465-Oct2024/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thejournal.ie/james-lawless-rs</span><span class="invisible">a-road-safety-6521465-Oct2024/</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>"The failures of the organisation are evident from the report, from the statistics and from what’s been happening for the last three years. Ultimately, the buck has to stop somewhere, and generally stops at the executive of an agency." - James Lawless, Minister of State for Transport commenting on the Road Safety Authority.</p><p>It's been longer than three years, but good to see the Minister recognising the failures of the organising. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://archive.fo/C8xo9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.fo/C8xo9</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>This school is just 4km from RSA HQ and they need to protest to get a footpath to the school.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.midwestradio.ie/index.php/news/80043-protest-to-take-place-outside-culleens-national-school-in-ballina-tomorrow-to-address-road-safety-concerns-for-pupils-and-residents" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">midwestradio.ie/index.php/news</span><span class="invisible">/80043-protest-to-take-place-outside-culleens-national-school-in-ballina-tomorrow-to-address-road-safety-concerns-for-pupils-and-residents</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>If only we had a state agency who was an authority on this sort of thing who could educate the councillors about the dangers of speeding 🤔 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>This week is Irish Road Safety Week and I thought it would be an opportune time to put down some thoughts on how we measure road safety, what we measure, what we don't measure, and what that means for our Road Safety Strategy. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a> <br> <br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/road-fatality-figures-poor-indicator-safety-ciar%C3%A1n-ferrie-3xyte" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linkedin.com/pulse/road-fatali</span><span class="invisible">ty-figures-poor-indicator-safety-ciar%C3%A1n-ferrie-3xyte</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>The RSA has a lot to answer for. </p><p>No mention in this entire article of who is causing the deaths of pedestrians on Cork's roads. Just lots of advice on how to "be seen".</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-41490854.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">echolive.ie/corknews/arid-4149</span><span class="invisible">0854.html</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>Today we heard awful reports of serious injuries to an Irish soccer star. We rarely see reports like this unless someone has died but statistically these kinds of injuries are happening to four people every day on Irish roads.</p><p>Why isn't the country up in arms about this?</p><p>Why do we accept this as just part of the cost of private car transport?</p><p><a href="https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/republic-of-ireland-soccer-star-pulled-from-burning-car-after-crash-near-kerry-limerick-border/a297288621.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.independent.ie/irish-news/re</span><span class="invisible">public-of-ireland-soccer-star-pulled-from-burning-car-after-crash-near-kerry-limerick-border/a297288621.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>People walking and cycling have consistently made up about 40% of all serious injuries over the last decade, vastly disproportionate to their numbers on the road.</p><p>It is beyond worrying that the RSA is failing to properly interpret its own data, and this is reflected in its approach to campaigning where free hi-viz clothing and lecturing primary school children passes for a road safety strategy.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>The dismissiveness of The Road Safety Authority towards criticism of its recent campaign is breathtaking. They seem more concerned about people finding out how much they spent on it than on the impact it has had on people with disabilities. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a> </p><p><a href="http://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1006/1473766-rsa-ad/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1006/</span><span class="invisible">1473766-rsa-ad/</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>But the death toll only tells part of the story. The Road Safety Authority liked to claim it was making a difference by reference to road fatality reductions over the years since it was established in 2006 - and on the face of it looks good.</p><p>The reality is that the rate of serious injuries has been on a steep upward trajectory for over a decade. And the total number of injuries has remained stubbornly static - only the pandemic lockdown creating any serious improvement.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>Somebody texted in afterwards saying that speed limiters would be dangerous because you wouldn't be able to safely overtake someone driving 25km below the speed limit without exceeding the speed limit yourself.</p><p>This lack of knowledge of the Rules of the Road does not reflect well on the work of the Road Safety Authority</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a></p>
Ciarán Ferrie<p>And this was a self-reporting survey, you say? 🤔</p><p>This is nothing more than marketing spin, and can't be taken seriously at all, especially the bit where they say that the Road Safety Authority’s campaigns are having a positive impact. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoadSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RSAIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSAIreland</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/over-half-of-motorists-always-obey-speed-limits-survey-1676417.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">breakingnews.ie/ireland/over-h</span><span class="invisible">alf-of-motorists-always-obey-speed-limits-survey-1676417.html</span></a></p>
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