National Motorcycle safety action plan - Road Safety Authority

SPECIFIC TARGET
• To reduce the motorcycle fatality risk (fatalities per 100,000 registered
motorcycles) by 50% from a base of the 2005-2008 average risk of 101 to 50
fatalities per 100,000 registered vehicles by 2014.
Reducing Motorcycle Injuries
8.2.2 Ireland’s target for injuries of all road users is to achieve a 25% reduction in overall
injuries by 2012. This target is supported in the Motorcycle Safety Action Plan at a
level of 25%. The number of motorcycle injuries has been declining approximately
linearly since 2000 and if this trend continues the target of reducing the 2005-2008
average of 478 to 239 is challenging but achievable.
SPECIFIC TARGET
To reduce the number of motorcyclists injuries by 50% (or better) from a base
of the 2005-2008 average of 478 to 239 per annum by 2014.
Reducing Motorcyclist Fatalities and Injuries in Built-up Areas
8.2.3 Currently, 71% of motorcyclist fatalities and injuries in Ireland occur on roads in a
‘built-up’ environment, and so the potential for reducing fatalities and injuries through
the implementation of targeted road safety engineering measures, street lighting
improvements, and crossing provision and upgrades would be expected to be high.
SPECIFIC TARGET
To reduce the number of killed and injured occurring in built up areas by 50%
(or better) by the year 2014, from a base of the 2005 -2008 average of 307
motorcyclist fatalities and injuries per annum to 153 per annum.
Visibility
8.2.4 The Action Plan encourages high visibility enforcement in locations where there are
known motorcycle collision issues.
SPECIFIC TARGET
To improve surveyed wearing rates of high visibility clothing from 40% to 75%
overall.
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