70% of road deaths this year happened on rural roads
70 percent of road deaths this year happened on rural roads with a speed limit of 80km/h, according to new figures from An Garda S\xedoch\xe1na and the Road Safety Authority. \n\nThe figures show that one-third of fatalities were of people aged 35 or younger, while over four in ten were people aged 60 and above. \n\nMotoring Editor of The Sunday Independent - Geraldine Herbert joined Jonathan Healy on the show.