The AA has urged drivers to prepare for updated speed limit changes on Irish roads.
The changes aim to improve road safety, and reduce road deaths and serious injuries by 50 per cent by the end of the decade.
The reductions are to be implemented on a phased basis, aligning with the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030.
Default speed limits on local are rural roads are to be reduced, with local roads being reduced to 60km/h from 80km/h from Friday, February 7th.
Meanwhile, speed limits on national secondary roads and in urban cores will be changed later in the year.
The initiative seeks to address the disproportionate number of fatalities and serious injuries on rural roads around Ireland.
Some 174 people lost their lives on the country’s roads in 2024, while 180 people died in 2023.
Elena Leao, marketing and PR with AA Ireland, said that reducing speed limits is a “proven way” to save lives.
“These changes reflect a commitment to tackling the factors…
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