Ireland has been twinned with Portugal and Romania to help the two country’s road safety performances.
The announcement was made following the Third Ministerial Global Conference on road safety held in Stockholm.
Ireland was the second safest European Union Member State in 2018, in terms of road mortality (road deaths per million inhabitants) and globally is ranked fourth safest country in the world.
“Ireland has a role to play in helping other countries, who have a poorer road safety record, to make positive strides in policy development to reduce deaths and injuries on their roads,” said Liz O’Donnell, Chairperson of the Road Safety Authority (RSA).
“In this context, following invitation by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), Ireland is participating in a Road Safety Twinning Programme whereby we will be partnered with Portugal and Romania to share our experience of successful policy development, that may benefit them as they continue to refine policy approaches to improve their road safety performance.”
The RSA said the Conference had “highlighted” the need for the inclusion of road safety when developing plans to achieve greater sustainability, in terms of transportation and quality of life in urban areas.
“This is a hugely important conference as it looks at setting global goals across the world for the next decade,” added O’Donnell.
“This is timely as Ireland is about to conclude its current road safety strategy and embark on the process of developing a new road safety blueprint from 2021 to 2030.”
