Local Road Safety Plan 2022 -2030

Cork Road Safety Working Together Group Local Road Safety Plan

Driver by Grouping. 

A total of 361,013 Irish driving licences were held at the end of 2020, of which less than ten percent 27,052 (8.3%) were learner permit licences.   Of those with a learner permit licence there are 16,808 (62.1%) are under 30  Overall, the are 169,633 female drivers and 191,380 male drivers.  There are 269,647 private cars in Cork. Of those with a full driver’s licence there are 41,592 (12.5%) are under 30

4.4 Role of Stakeholders Road Safety Working Together Group

Cork County Council & Cork City Council play a vital role in road safety promotion, together with its statutory obligations under roads and traffic legislation.

In line with Action 94 of the Government Road Safety Strategy for 2021-2030, ‘ Safe System Priority Intervention Area; Safe Roads and Roadsides ’ each Local Authority has been tasked with establishing a ‘Road Safety Working Together Group’ to co- ordinate a multi-agency road safety policy and its implementation at a local level. The ambitious road safety targets set in the strategy can only be achieved through multi- agency co-operation, together with the road user taking personal responsibility for their behaviour.

The role of the Cork Road Safety Working Together Group is to:

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Bring together a number of stakeholders involved in the process. To foster links with organisations which have a role to play in road safety.

 Set objectives for Cork in line with national government policy for the reduction and prevention of road collisions.  Produce a Road Safety Strategy Action Plan for Cork.  Oversee the implementation of the actions identified over the period of the plan.  Evaluate the progress of the plan.  Produce a mid-term review outlining the progress and implementation of the plan. The Road Safety Working Together Group has produced Cork’s second Road Safety Action Plan covering the period 2021-2030, offering strategic direction for road safety in the County. This document is complementary to the national strategy and outlines the actions to be undertaken in Cork to improve the safety of our roads.

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