According to the General Directorate for Transport (DGT) in The first quarter of 2025 Are already Because of 257 people on the roads From all of Spain, which is two deaths compared to the same period last year. Accidents and Car accidents Are still a serious problem in Road safety, But this question Does not understand the boundaries And it suffers in almost every country of Europe, such as France, Italy, Germany … and Ireland.
“Esmeralda Island” also recorded many deaths in 2024: 174 people lost their lives On Irish roads in the last year in 160 accidents, the Road Safety Administration reports. Although the number of deaths less than 2023 (181), remains very high, so from the government Drastically decided To try to reduce this number.
Speed on the rural roads of Ireland
Irish authorities according to the report Restricting speed limit from 2023 they decided to lower the speed limit allowed in secondary roads of the country. February 2025 new regulations for local and rural roads, as well as for Single carriageway: The most to which drivers can circulate through them 100 km/ha 80 km/h, While in urban areas decreased from 50 km/ha 30 km/h.
Of course, these types of roads are not the only ones in which Maximum speed, Because speed is one of the big scourges faced by the Irish authorities. Of course, by responsible traffic Two -thirds of accidents mortals that appear in the country A man under 25.
As for the most common moments in which it is sinister, it is a “damn schedule” between 4 and 8 in the afternoon. Lack of visibility and speed is a fatal combination for road safety, so in Ireland Take radical actions and reduce the limit allowed on this type of road. Something similar happens in Spain 831 of 1,154 deaths That in 2024 they died on inter -roads that were not highways or highways.