Road safety professionals from across the UK are being invited to attend a free two-day inter-agency event, taking place in Ireland next month, which will share knowledge and best practices for safer road use.
Hosted by Kerry County Council, the ‘Safer Roads’ Road Safety Conference is being held on 28-29 May at the Gleneagle, INEC, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Republic of Ireland.
The event encompasses various strategies and efforts across multiple domains, including road design, engineering, enforcement, forensic collision investigation, technology, education, collision trends, occupational driving, cycling and scooting, e-mobility, active and sustainable travel and on-road events.
In addition to this, other topics to be covered include AI, virtual reality and driver simulation.
The conference is a non-public event where road safety professionals, speakers and service providers from across Ireland, other EU countries and the UK will attend, including transportation experts, government and local authority officials, roads policing and vehicle inspection agencies, road safety advocates, educators and promoters, collision responders, cycling bodies and community safety networks.
Frank Hartnett, director of services for roads and transport at Kerry County Council, said: “Kerry County Council looks forward to welcoming National and International leaders in Road Safety to Kerry in May.
“This milestone event is an opportunity for a world class community that shares a passion, dedication and desire to excel in road safety to learn and share. Each and every road user is entitled to use the roads and not to have their safety or lives at risk.
“The safety of our roads is not the responsibility of one organisation, but that of all stakeholders and road users. Through working together, sharing our knowledge, expertise, and experience, we aim to develop a safer environment for all road users.”
The two-day conference also provides an opportunity for exhibitors to attend, and interested state bodies, businesses and service providers are invited to exhibit at the event to showcase their products and services and engage with delegates and officials at the conference.
Declan Keogh, Kerry County Council’s Road Safety Officer, said: “Road safety has evolved over the years to a much broader scope, in terms of e-mobility, sustainability, technology and engineering for instance.
“It’s not just about the road or the vehicle anymore, but also about how technology, human behaviour, enforcement, and education intersect to reduce risks and prevent collisions.
“The ‘Safer Roads’ conference will involve and include every branch of the road safety tree, right across the board, and in doing so, we aim to increase road safety awareness, improve road user behaviour and decrease the collisions and carnage we see on our roads every day.”
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