爱尔兰道路警务股人员自2009年以来减少41%,同时交通事故死亡人数增加。 41% decrease in Irish Road Policing Unit personnel since 2009 coincides with increased traffic fatalities.
爱尔兰的道路安全团体对自2009年以来警察道路警务股人员减少41%表示关切,与此同时,交通事故死亡人数增加。 Road safety groups in Ireland have raised concerns over a 41% decrease in Garda Road Policing Unit personnel since 2009, coinciding with an increase in traffic fatalities. RPU 警官人数已从 1,046 人下降到 620 人，道路安全组织 Parc 创始人苏珊·格雷 （Susan Gray） 表示，RPU 人数、道路安全法规的执行和道路安全之间存在明显的联系。 The number of RPU officers has fallen from 1,046 to 620, and road safety group Parc founder Susan Gray stated that there is a clear link between RPU numbers, enforcement of road safety regulations, and road safety. 爱尔兰交通事故死亡人数在2022年上半年增加了9%,有123人死亡,而目前的死亡率表明,爱尔兰有可能在年底记录200人死亡,使其成为爱尔兰近15年来公路上死亡人数最多的一年。 Traffic fatalities in Ireland increased by 9% during the first half of 2022, with 123 deaths, and the current rate of fatalities suggests that the country could potentially record 200 deaths by the end of the year, making it the deadliest year on Irish roads in nearly 15 years.