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"I went up onto the bonnet, and onto the road"

A new report by Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána has found that over 400...

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14.39 27 Jul 2021


"I went up onto the bonnet, and onto the road"


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14.39 27 Jul 2021


A new report by Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána has found that over 400 people were seriously injured in collisions in the first half of 2021, with pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists accounting for almost half of all serious injuries recorded.  

Fine Gael TD for Galway East Ciaran Cannon joined us on Lunchtime Live to tell his experience as a cyclist on Irish roads and what needs to be done to address it.  

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