New NI road safety strategy announced

A new 10-year road safety strategy, aimed at reducing road deaths and serious injuries by 33 per has been unveiled in Northern Ireland.

On average 150 people die and more than 1,500 people are injured on the North's roads annually.
Excessive speed has been blamed for the majority of the deaths and injuries.

Ms Angela Smith, the British minister with responsibility for the environment unveiled the new road safety strategy yesterday 10th November, which includes the introduction of a safety camera scheme to combat speeding drivers and more use by the PSNI of roadside screening devices for drink and drugs.

Fixed penalty notices for not wearing a seat belt, have also been introduced. The introduction of "advisory" 20 mph speed limits in residential areas has also been announced.