70% of road deaths this year happened on rural roads

Published: Aug. 29, 2022, 7:33 a.m.

b'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.'