Ah now.
This afternoon.
Assistant Garda Commissioner David Sheahan with Moyagh Murdock, Chief Executive of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) unveiling a road safety progress review, covering the period January 1 – July 29, 2019… with the visual aid of a Northern-Ireland-may-not-even-exist-for-all-we-care map.
*shakes fist*
Meanwhile…
National Road Policing unit Garda Mark Murphy and actor Conor Creaby this afternoon
This afternoon.
Store Street, Dublin.
The “Mobility App” will also allow individual gardaí to process fixed charge notices, cutting down on back office paperwork and allowing gardaí to spend more time in the community…
…The app can also add Eircodes to addresses using secure web services. Some 2,000 individual gardaí are to be designated to use the app by the end of this year.
What could possibly go wrong?
New Garda mobile app ‘will revolutionise roads policing’ (Irish Times)
*clutches pearls*
No, wait. RSA doesn’t care about NI.
RSA only care about their funding.
Likewise the allocation of speeding fines.
+ €40 MILLION
And because they collect all those driving licence fees, no-one challenges their expenses.
Is that political appointee still chairwoman? You know the one, still parks in the Leinster House car park?
oh it’s there alrite
(my guess is the map was produced sometime around the 12th July and it’s just obscured behind all the smoke. but culture, y’know)
Road deaths per 100,000 of population 2016. We’re doing very well.
Norway 2.7
Sweden 2.8
UK 3.1
Germany 4.1
Rep Ireland 4.1
Spain 4.1
Italy 5.6
Poland 9.7
We’re actually down to 3.01 in 2018, and in forth place behind Norway, Switzerland and UK
https://etsc.eu/euroadsafetydata/
That’s really outstanding.
In 1972, far fewer cars/trips it was 640 deaths.
Cars, roads and driving wonderfully improved.
In 1972, almost everyone I knew, myself included had no bother driving half pissed or fully pissed!
Which was quite an achievement given that you were only 10 eh?
Thats great to hear/see. Presumably a combination of safer technology in cars, more Gardai hired post-recession and back out enforcing speed/drunk driving limits, and the expansion of the motorway network are all playing their part.
Yes. Also better roads and learner training.
shinner cartographic trigger warning
Accidental black spot. Or white in this case.
Will they be using this app on their personal devices?
I wonder how soon will the fines be paid in cash to a poor Garda?
Alarm – Fear – more Fear. Who benefits. Cops w/ their (money making) check points. Insurance companies increasing rates. Driving License training gouging. Where’s the poster showing who takes the Train. Who can afford it.
Pure fear money making Propaganda. Actually who handles the RSA fear campaigns ? Cambridge Analytica