Gardaí have renewed their warning to highway customers of the elevated threat of being concerned in a deadly or critical highway site visitors collision over financial institution vacation weekends.
Up to now this 12 months, 55 individuals have misplaced their lives in incidents on the roads, a rise of 13 on the identical time final 12 months.
Highway deaths within the first quarter of the 12 months are actually on the highest charge in a decade.
An Garda Síochána’s Easter Financial institution Vacation highway security enforcement marketing campaign received beneath means at 7am yesterday.
The operation will stay in place till 7am on Tuesday.
The Roads Policing Unit mentioned the goal of the marketing campaign is “the safety of susceptible highway customers and the discount in deadly and critical collisions by high-visibility roads policing and enforcement”.
With further individuals anticipated to take to the roads over the approaching days, gardaí have issued a reminder that financial institution vacation weekends are one of many busiest intervals on Irish roads and intervals the place highway customers are on the highest threat of being concerned in a deadly or critical highway crash.
Gardaí say the chance is especially excessive through the Easter Financial institution Vacation weekend.
The chance of a deadly or critical harm collision is highest between 3pm and 6pm through the Easter Financial institution Vacation weekend.
The best threat day for a deadly or critical harm crash over the course of the Easter Financial institution Vacation weekend is Saturday.
The garda enforcement operation this weekend is specializing in intoxicated driving, rushing, cell phone use, distracted driving and seatbelt offences.
There will even be a deal with growing drivers’ consciousness of the risks of driving on mornings, following nights out.
Motorists are additionally being warned that there’s a robust chance of being stopped and examined for alcohol and/or medicine throughout the weekend.
Gardaí have appealed to all highway customers to be protected this financial institution vacation weekend.
