On the back of their enterprising study on the dangers of electric vehicles, two Young Social Innovators from Coláiste Bhríde in Carnew gave their insights at the inaugural RSA Youth Forum in Dublin, before later appearing on the evening RTÉ news.
The percentage of young people dying on the roads has soared by over 15pc this year and now accounts for close to half of all fatalities. The highest-risk age among road users last year was 16-25 years, Road Safety Authority (RSA) research warned. This group represented 26pc of total fatalities – 48 deaths –and the figures represented an overall increase of 23 road user fatalities compared to 2022.