Man Killed In Tipperary Motorcycle Collision

Thurles Temporary Roads Closure

Archerstown to Turtulla Road, Thurles, to Close Temporarily

Under Section 75 of the Roads Act 1993-2007, notice has been granted, giving North Tipperary County Council propose to make an order closing the following roads:-

Archerstown to Turtulla Cross, Thurles. (L4111-0 )

Cloghmartin to Turtulla Cross, Thurles. (L8018-0 )

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Period of Closure

From May 13th 2013 to June 28th 2013. (Both dates to be inclusive.)

Alternative Routes

Diversion for Archerstown to Turtulla Cross accessed via the N62 and the N75 and vice versa.

Diversion for Cloghmartin to Turtulla Cross accessed via the N62 and vice versa.

The purpose of this road closure is to facilitate the installation of a new water main.

Diversions are expected to be fully in place and clearly signposted, however delays on the N62 can be expected.

Tipperary Road Safety ‘Close the Gap’

The Government’s fourth Road Safety Strategy was launched today at the Road Transport Safety Conference on Serious Injuries.

The strategy entitled, ‘Closing the Gap‘ will run until 2020 with its targeted aim to make Ireland one of the safest countries in terms of road deaths in the EU. This strategy will also focus on new measures to reduce the numbers and severity of serious injuries which arise annually, due to road accidents here in Tipperary and indeed nationwide.

This new Strategy now sets a specific target up to 2020, aimed to reduce the number of road deaths to 124 a year, from 162 last year and serious injuries to 330 per year, latter from 485 in 2012. This drop is now necessary to ‘close the gap,’ between Ireland and other best performing countries such as the UK, Netherlands, Sweden and Australia. The RSA will be responsible for the overall implementation of this Strategy and will report to Government annually.

Ireland outperformed the EU average in reducing road fatalities by 12% in 2012.

Key Road Safety Measures To Be Introduced

The consideration of rehabilitative/driving awareness courses for repeat offenders.
Extending the safety camera network to offences other than speeding.
Measures to combat car clocking.
Employers will be encouraged to implement a handbrake lock for phone use by professional drivers.
In-vehicle devices which sense tiredness will be encouraged.
Regular audits of road markings, safety black-spots and signage will be recommended.
Fixed charge notices for cyclists will be considered.
The RSA will have more frequent access to PULSE garda data, in order to spot trends.
At least five new Service Areas on motorways will be erected to combat tiredness.

The Government’s Road Safety Strategy is available to view or download from www.rsa.ie

Gardaí Launch 20 New Speed Zones In Tipperary

Thurles area Speed Enforcement Zones as on 14/3/13 shown in Red

Nationally the number of Go-Safe motorist speed detection camera zones are to increase by over 243 and from the end of April there will be a total of 727 locations where the vans will now be deployed.

As stated an additional 243 stretches of road have now been further identified as having a collision history suitable for inclusion as a speed enforcement zone. Some 60% of these roads are regional/local roads while the remaining are national roads. Some 48% of all fatal collisions in the five year period 2006 to 2012 occurred on these 727 sections of roadway.

Twenty new sites have now been identified here in Co Tipperary and monitoring will come into effect, as stated, in April.

The twenty new accident prone areas identified in Tipperary are as follows:- RATHBEG, LONGFORDPASS (R639.), COOLEENY (local.), BORRISBEG (N62.), AGHSMEAR (N62.), CARRICK (R445.), FOXHALL (R503.), KILCORAN, BOHERNARNANE (R639.), CLOONYHEA, KILLAGHY (R690.), LICKFINN, LANESPARK (R689.), LOUGHLOHERY, MOORSTOWN (N24.), BALLYNARAHA, SESKIN (N76.), ANNAGH (R438.), BALLINVILLA, LISGARRIFF (N52.), GARRANMORE, FUSSOUGH (R691.), NEWPARK, BALLYSHEEHANN (R639.), BURGES MANSION, BURGES WEST (R668.), BALLYBEG, PARKSTOWN (R639.), THURLES TOWNPARKS (N62.), WHITEFIELD (N62.) and finally KILBOY (R497.).

From January 2011 to January 2013 road deaths fell to record lows with 186 deaths in 2011 and 162 deaths in 2012.

The primary purpose of these safety cameras is to reduce speed related collisions, lessen injuries and save lives.

Safety cameras only operate on sections of road which have a history of collisions occurring where speed is a contributory factor. The areas where these cameras are operating are available to the public on the Garda website. (Click HERE To View.)

‘GoSafe,’ monitoring commenced operation on a phased basis in November 2010 and reached full operational capacity in March 2011. GoSafe are contracted to provide a minimum of 6000 hours speed enforcement per month as directed by An Garda Síochána. GoSafe are also set key performance indicators, to ensure enforcement is targeted at key days and times, with a particular emphasis on night time and weekends.

From 1st November 2010 to 31st December 2012, more than 408,000 fixed charge notices were issued as a result of detections from both GoSafe and Gardaí operated Robot vans, for non-intercept speeding offences.

Fatal Traffic Accident Near Drish Bridge Thurles

Gardaí here in Thurles, Co Tipperary are looking for witnesses to a two car collision on the N75 road, near Drish Bridge on the Thurles to Two-Mile-Borris road, late last night.

One driver, a young man, understood to have been be in his early twenties and who has now been named locally, was removed by ambulance to hospital with suspected head & chest injuries. It is with sincere regret we learn that this young man has since died.

The driver of the second car received only minor injuries.

The accident happened at about 10.30pm last night and a part of the road remained closed between Two-Mile-Borris and Drish Bridge for a number of hours until this morning.

Gardaí have since appealed to the public for any witnesses to this collision to contact Thurles Garda Station Tel: 0504-25100, or the Garda Confidential Telephone Line Tel: 1800 666 111 or indeed any Garda Station.

Go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a anam dílis.

Man Killed In Tipperary Motorcycle Collision

The driver of a motorcycle has been killed in a collision here in Co Tipperary.

The male, believed to be in his 20s, died after his motorcycle collided with a motor vehicle on the N65 Portumna Road, at a junction near Killeen on the outskirts of Borrisokane.

The collision is understood to have been at around 12.30pm this afternoon.The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the accident scene and his body was removed to the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick, while the driver of the car is reported as uninjured in the collision.

The road was closed earlier for a forensic examination but has since re-opened. However Gardaí have appealed to the public for any witnesses to this collision to contact Borrisokane Garda Station Tel: 067-27101, or the Garda Confidential Telephone Line Tel: 1800 666 111 or indeed any Garda Station.

Go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a anam dílis.