Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Casualty Reduction in Dublin

The Casualty Reduction Campaign which has been on the go in Ireland for the past 4 years and has been a great success in the past. However this year has seen an overall increase in fatalities in the Dublin region. At the moment 15 people have died on Dublin roads, an increase of 7 on this time last year.

The Casualty Reduction Implementation campaign for October and November is aimed at reducing deaths and serious injuries. The plan is a multi-agency plan which includes the Transport Authorities, Local Authorities and Transport Stakeholders. Each organisation is contributing in an effort to make our roads safer for all road users.

Key elements of the plan

A number of Districts, identified in the Plan, where increases in Fatal and Serious Injury Collisions have spiked, will receive particular attention.

Full use will be made of ANPR vehicles during this operation. An Garda Síochána Analysis Service has identified a direct correlation between incidents of fatal/serious injury collisions where a disproportionate amount of drivers involved have a criminal record.

Outlying Divisions, DMR West, North, South and East supported by DMR Traffic Division will provide high visibility and enforcement activity during peak hours 7am to 9.30am in the morning, Monday to Friday, as motorists enter inbound 50kph zones from High Volume Arterial Routes. Evening patrols will reverse this procedure, from 4pm to 7.30pm, concentrating from the inner Divisional limits on –outbound routes.

Inner City Divisions, DMR North Central, South Central and supported by DMR Traffic Division will provide high visibility and enforcement activity during peak hours in the evening, Monday to Friday, as motorists pass from 30kph and 50kph zones outbound towards High Volume Arterial Routes.

Special Road Safety Operations will be targeted at key offences which contribute to fatal and serious injury collisions;

These will consist of high visibility MAT checkpoints with a view to maximising the number of drivers breath tested and providing a strong deterrent during the October Bank Holiday Weekend

The Road Safety Unit will co-ordinate a series of interactive awareness locations to educate vulnerable road users.

Mountain Bike patrols and Segways will be utilised to target Road Traffic infringement by pedal cyclists (red light running etc).

3G ANPR/PUMA equipped marked and unmarked vehicles will be utilised to their full extent throughout the course of Casualty Reduction Implementation Plan and in tandem with operations.

The 50 kph speed limits is strictly enforced on inbound routes in the morning and outbound in the evenings paying particular attention to Public Service Vehicle’s and motorcycles using bus lanes.

LUAS Red Light Enforcement - Queen Street and Benburb Street

An Garda Síochána have identified the top ten locations for speeding in the Dublin areas, these locations in particular will receive targeted enforcement.

Here is the list of those 10 places, based on speeding enforcement, and the average speed (km/h) over the limit applying to that location.

Fingal County Council – Celbridge Road (21.6) and Cappagh Road Finglas (23.5)

South Dublin County Council – Naas Road (multiple locations ranging from 23.6 - 32.5), Ballycullen Road (27.8) and Dodder Park Road (26.7)

Dun Laoghaire/ Rathdown County Council – Drummartin Link Road (26.8) and Temple Hill Blackrock (26.1)

Dublin City Council – Dublin Port Tunnel (24.6), Swords Road, Whitehall (28.4) and Wolfe Tone Quay (21.4)

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