RSA 'categorically rejects' criticism after driving tests cancelled due to cold weather
484 tests were cancelled for weather-related reasons last week.
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484 tests were cancelled for weather-related reasons last week.
A minister has said that the pandemic has had a “profound effect” on theory testing services leading to a large backlog.
The RSA launched a new online portal in December.
There was a 25% reduction in the number of serious or minor injuries in 2020.
The figure was revealed in response to a Parliamentary Question last month.
Here’s how drivers fared at each centre across the country this year.
The detection was made as part of National Slow Down Day.
The ruling overturns a previous finding in favour of people living in direct
Roads around Ireland are getting busier as Covid-19 restrictions start to ease.
Six pedestrians have been killed on Irish roads since the schools were closed in the middle of March.
The Road Safety Authority also wants a greater roll-out of 30km/h limits in urban areas.
Garda superintendent Eddie Golden appealed for people to “have a positive contribution to road safety”.
Between 2010 and 2018, cyclist deaths across the EU fell on average by 0.4% annually. In Ireland, this figure was an 8% increase.
The candidate was one of nine people who aroused suspicion during driver theory tests last year.
A total of 148 people died on Irish roads last year, according to provisional figures.
Nearly one-third of serious injury collisions took place in Dublin
Verona Murphy has clashed with the RSA in her role with the Irish Road Hauliers’ Association.
The figure is the lowest rate in the past five years.
It follows the proposed introduction of a similar ban in the UK.
The warning comes ahead of the October Bank Holiday weekend.
Cocaine was the second main illicit drug detected in tests.
Electric scooters are currently not regulated in Ireland.
The RSA is “very concerned” that Roads Policing was not among the four areas identified as ‘key focus areas’ for Gardaí.
The RSA has been warning UK driving licence-holders to exchange them for Irish licences before Brexit.
Thousands of people have contacted the RSA about Brexit and driving licences since the end of February.
Shane Ross has asked the RSA to research scooter regulations in other countries.
Currently the national average waiting time for a driving test is eight weeks.
Complaints include drivers being told to disregard speed limits and testers getting into shouting matches.
Jim Daly contacted the authority after his constituents raised concerns about the ad.
In the event of a no-deal Brexit the driving licence of a UK licence holder living in Ireland will no longer be recognised.
Dublin City Council has led calls for the two-wheeled vehicles to be banned.
The RSA has received dozens of complaints over an ad about the so-called ‘Clancy Amendment.
The ad warning learner motorists not to drive unaccompanied began airing in December.
Six people were caught cheating in their theory test by RSA officials between 2017 and 2018.
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Data released to TheJournal.ie showed the pass rates for each centre where a car tests was carried out this year.
A new ad campaign will also promote the dangers of drink driving through a virtual reality experience.
The new law removes a concession in previous legislation by which some drink drivers received penalty points instead of being disqualified.
Applus, the company which currently operates the test, made €6.5 million in profit last year, down 20% from 2016.
An RSA lecture today heard pedestrian risk increases with age.