Cork Road Safety Working Together Group Local Road Safety Plan
Cyclists
The Cyclist Injury Trends 2006- 2018 8 report produced by the Road Safety Authority which included an in-depth review of figures for 2016, found the following. 73.7% of those injured in 2016 were male, while 57.1% were aged 25 to 49. 47% were wearing a helmet at the time of the collision, while 41% were not; in 12% helmet-wearing was not known.
91.3% were injured in a multi-vehicle collision in which at least one other vehicle was involved and 84% of these involved a car. In 41.4% of cyclist injuries in collisions with cars, the car driver failed to observe before the collision. In 19.8% of cyclists’ injuries in a collision with a car, the cyclist failed to observe before the collision.
Of the 608 people who lost their lives on Cork Roads during the period 2017 to 2020, 88 were cyclists .
Pedestrians
Pedestrians are one of the most vulnerable groups of road users, particularly older people. Census data (2016) reported that 13.82% of Ireland’s population is aged 65 and above, however this age group accounted for 31% of pedestrian fatalities during the period 2016- 2020 9 demonstrating that older people are significantly over-represented in pedestrian deaths in Ireland. The majority of those who lost their lives were female (65%). Of the 608 people who lost their lives on Cork Roads during the period 2017 to 2020, 129 were pedestrians.
Children
A total of 98 children (aged 0-14 years) lost their lives on Ireland’s roads between 2007
and 2017. During the same period 573 children were seriously injured. Learning good road safety habits at an early age is vitally important. The Road Safety Authority has a comprehensive road safety educational programme in all pre-primary and
8 https://www.rsa.ie/docs/default-source/about/cyclist-injury-trends-2006--2016-with-in-depth- review-of-2016.pdf?Status=Master&sfvrsn=8c36d026_3 9 https://www.rsa.ie/road-safety/campaigns/older-pedestrians
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