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    Nel 2024 nell’UE si sono verificate in media 44 vittime della strada per milione di abitanti; 32 in Irlanda

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    2. Sayek on

      After being to Portugal a lot, I can understand why. Never seen so many accidents on the side of the road. People also drive mental there in terms of not letting you in on entries or speed up when you try to exit on the motorway. 

      Curious to what Sweden and Norway are doing right though. 

    3. Inevitable-Story6521 on

      One feels that Liechtenstein would be fairly easy to sort out. Probably one blind corner to fix…

    5. thecraftybee1981 on

      The UK had a rate of 23 in 2025, down 3% vs 2024’s rate of 24, though NI is the worst performing region in the UK with a rate of 28 in 2025.

    6. iworkreallyhard on

      Population is one thing, driving population is another, and per km driven is another. I wonder how the stats would look, especially for 2020, if deaths per distance was considered. Despite there being a big lock-down during 2020, there were still a bunch of deaths:
      [https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Road_safety_statistics_in_the_EU](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Road_safety_statistics_in_the_EU)

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    7. Ed_the_Led_Man on

      Yea in one way we love to whine about road safety here to the hilt when it’s not that as big an issue as made out (not that all deaths aren’t a tragedy). It’s just because so little people die that whatever ever is ‘biggest’ cause of non old age related deaths will by context seem like a bigger issue than it is compared to the world.

      But yet we can always strive to be better so maybe the winging is for the best, I mean the Scandinavians still put pace us

    8. DaCor_ie on

      KSI (killed and seriously injured) is a far more relevant measure than just killed. Sadly the RSA is very poor at reporting serious injuries on a regular basis, instead only reporting them bundling a few years of data together at a time.

    9. Malboury on

      This kind of map is so interesting Just for the sake of comparison:

      The figure for the UK is 26 (as of 2022)

      The USA, it’s 120 (!), which is an improvement on the last few years, but an increase on the 2010s.

      Zimbabwe would appear to be the worst, at over 400 deaths per million people.

    10. the_sneaky_one123 on

      This map is a great demonstration of why average figures are not always reliable.

      The headline makes it seem like Ireland is way out ahead of the rest of the EU. It actually is not, it’s just that the average is severely increased by a few outlying countries.

    11. The3rdbaboon on

      Yeah we are usually below the average. I don’t think we’re that bad. I’ve driven in France a lot for years and have seen some really crazy stuff the likes of which I’ve never seen in Ireland. They are great on the motorways but on smaller country roads you need to have your wits about you.

    12. i_like_cake_96 on

      Useless stat for Ireland, as the irish don’t cycle as much as other countries.

    13. TwinIronBlood on

      How we measure against other countries is one thing. But looking at our stats. Death and therefore injuries too are rising. Doing something about it has to be a good thing. The problem is I’ve no confidence in this government to do anymore than window dressing.

    15. Background-Air-9784 on

      I’d bet there’s a strong correlation with road quality judging by the low death country’s

    16. DeputyDawe on

      Are you saying we need to relax rules on speeding, drink/drug driving because we are below the EU average on road fatalities?

    17. OnMyFreedomMachine on

      I would love for there to be a widespread survey of “do you feel safe walking or cycling in the 2km area around your home/workplace/place of education” and to see that being compared tbh.

    18. wascallywabbit666 on

      There’s a lot of outrage on this sub about road deaths, but you’d have to say we’re doing pretty well comparatively

    19. KeyZookeepergame9466 on

      Yet the Irish media are obsessed with road deaths? 

      Is it the same in all other countries? Is it a major news issue or do they just accept the figures?

    20. WolfetoneRebel on

      Ok, and now compare to Ireland a couple of years ago…

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