Driver Attitudes News Today

If we were to find a way to stamp out phone distraction, we would go a long way to reducing the toll of deaths and injuries on our roads, writes John ...

A snooze-alyser is being developed that will tell you if youre too sleepy to drive. The RSA says drivers should never fight sleep.

New research by the Road Safety Authority also found that 13% of drivers write messages or emails while behind the wheel.

A survey by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has shown that one in four drivers check notifications on their mobile phones while behind the wheel.

Additional mandatory traffic checkpoints across the city and county

One in four drivers admit they may have been over the drink-driving limit the morning after 2 Jun 2021  ); New attitudinal research released today by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has found that a quarter of drivers surveyed agreed that there were times when they may have been over the drink driving limit when driving the morning after a night out. The Driver Attitudes & Behaviour Survey carried out in December 2020, also found that overall, 9% of motorists admit to consuming alcohol before...

One in four of that 9% had two or more drinks before getting behind the wheel. CEO of the RSA Sam Waide has said he is concerned about the numbers driving the morning after a night of drinking. In a statement, he said: "The morning after is a real danger zone for drink driving. A previous analysis of Garda Síochána Investigation Files for fatal collisions, by the RSA, shows that 11% of fatal collisions, in which a driver had consumed alcohol, occurred between 7am and 11am. While Waide sai...

Kilkenny drivers urged to put the phone away while driving this bank holiday weekend Reporter:  ); An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) are urging drivers to put their mobile phones away when driving as new research from the RSA shows that 1 in 10 motorists admit to regularly texting while driving. The Driver Attitudes & Behaviour Survey 2020 also revealed that 9% of motorists admit to driving and talking on a handheld mobile phone and 9% of motorists regularly check mobile...

Risk of collision four times higher if using a handheld mobile phone while driving

Put the phone away: Shocking number of drivers admit to regularly texting while driving Risk of collision four times higher if using a handheld mobile phone while driving Reporter: );  ); The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána are urging drivers to put their mobile phones away when driving as new research shows that 1 in 10 motorists admit to regularly texting while driving. The Driver Attitudes & Behaviour Survey 2020 also revealed that 9% of motorists admit to driving and t...