A national conference and exhibition focusing on road safety was held at the Gleneagle Arena on Wednesday and Thursday of this week

The two-day event, titled ‘Safer Roads’, was hosted by Kerry County Council in association with Transport Infrastructure Ireland and brought together over 300 delegates from across the roads sector and road safety profession.

Throughout the event, twenty-eight keynote speakers addressed the assembly, supplemented by four panel discussions involving leading road safety experts.

The discussions covered a broad range of critical topics, including upcoming changes in speed limits, roads enforcement, the regulation of scooters and scramblers, and the role of digital technology in creating safer road environments.

The Safer Roads conference examined all aspects of road safety, including road design, engineering, enforcement, road killer behaviour, collision trends, technology, education, cycling, e-mobility, and active and sustainable travel.

The platform also served as the launch site for the national St. Patrick’s Bank Holiday road safety campaign, which was unveiled by the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána during the proceedings.

Kerry County Council’s Road Safety Officer Declan Keogh said: “The Safer Roads road safety conference provides a platform and forum to road safety professionals and stakeholders alike, to engage with each other, learn from each other, and to share knowledge and experience with one another, to broaden the knowledge and approach in helping to improve road safety and create safer roads for all road users of every mobility.”

Further information regarding the outcomes and presentations from the conference can be found at https://www.saferroads.ie.