national motorcycle safety action plan 2010 – 2014 - Right To Ride
national motorcycle safety action plan 2010 – 2014 - Right To Ride
national motorcycle safety action plan 2010 – 2014 - Right To Ride
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SPECIFIC TARGET<br />
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<strong>To</strong> reduce the <strong>motorcycle</strong> fatality risk (fatalities per 100,000 registered<br />
<strong>motorcycle</strong>s) by 50% from a base of the 2005-2008 average risk of 101 to 50<br />
fatalities per 100,000 registered vehicles by <strong>2014</strong>.<br />
Reducing Motorcycle Injuries<br />
8.2.2 Ireland’s target for injuries of all road users is to achieve a 25% reduction in overall<br />
injuries by 2012. This target is supported in the Motorcycle Safety Action Plan at a<br />
level of 25%. The number of <strong>motorcycle</strong> injuries has been declining approximately<br />
linearly since 2000 and if this trend continues the target of reducing the 2005-2008<br />
average of 478 to 239 is challenging but achievable.<br />
SPECIFIC TARGET<br />
• <strong>To</strong> reduce the number of motorcyclists injuries by 50% (or better) from a base<br />
of the 2005-2008 average of 478 to 239 per annum by <strong>2014</strong>.<br />
Reducing Motorcyclist Fatalities and Injuries in Built-up Areas<br />
8.2.3 Currently, 71% of motorcyclist fatalities and injuries in Ireland occur on roads in a<br />
‘built-up’ environment, and so the potential for reducing fatalities and injuries through<br />
the implementation of targeted road <strong>safety</strong> engineering measures, street lighting<br />
improvements, and crossing provision and upgrades would be expected to be high.<br />
SPECIFIC TARGET<br />
• <strong>To</strong> reduce the number of killed and injured occurring in built up areas by 50%<br />
(or better) by the year <strong>2014</strong>, from a base of the 2005 -2008 average of 307<br />
motorcyclist fatalities and injuries per annum to 153 per annum.<br />
Visibility<br />
8.2.4 The Action Plan encourages high visibility enforcement in locations where there are<br />
known <strong>motorcycle</strong> collision issues.<br />
SPECIFIC TARGET<br />
• <strong>To</strong> improve surveyed wearing rates of high visibility clothing from 40% to 75%<br />
overall.<br />
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