New lower speeds limits in towns and villages could be on the agenda in Ireland following the publication of a report in the UK, which shows the move could significantly reduce road fatalities.
The Grundy study, published in the British Medical Journal last week, found a reduction to a 20mph (32km/h) limit led to a 40 per cent fall in casualties and collisions over a 20-year period to 2006.
It also found no evidence of crashes being displaced to other routes with a higher speed limit.
