Road safety programme for students
The road safety programme is being rolled out to second-level students across Ireland.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has launched its largest-ever college road safety education programme at University College Dublin’s Freshers Week.
Over seven weeks, the RSA team will visit 23 third-level institutions nationwide, providing students with interactive and practical road safety experiences.
Students will participate in immersive activities that highlight the risks of drink and drug driving, tiredness, distraction, and not wearing a seatbelts. The experience will use drink and drug driving goggles, virtual reality headsets and breathalyser units. High-visibility giveaways will encourage safe walking and cycling, particularly at night.
One in five road fatalities involves people between 16 and 25.
