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The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána are once again appealing to drivers to not use their mobile phones while driving - the calls come following the publication of new research which shows almost a quarter of drivers (23%) admit to checking mobile phone notifications while driving.

“Immediate action” must be taken to stop “high speed traffic” on Merlin Lane, “before we have a fatality”, a city councillor has warned.

Some 10 per cent of motorists admit that in the past year they have driven the day after a night out while possibly still over the legal blood-alcohol limit.

It is “unacceptable” that motorists are being fined for speeding on the Oranmore coast road, when the speed limit was changed from 80km to 50km, “without proper notice to motorists”.

Drivers could be putting themselves and other road users at risk by relying on advanced driver-assistance systems that are faulty or have been incorrectly calibrated.

This week is Road Safety Week and AA Ireland is calling on motorists to make sure their vehicles are in proper running order by carrying out the necessary checks.

Government restrictions on inter-county travel have finally eased, but road users are being urged to be extra cautious and alert as traffic volumes begin to increase.

Motorists are being urged to put their mobile phones away when driving as new research from the Road Safety Authority shows that one in 10 motorists admit to regularly texting while behind the wheel.

The week's sixth annual UN Global Road Safety Week, which runs until Sunday, is calling for drivers to slow down.

The Road Safety Authority has this morning confirmed that essential driver training (EDT) lessons with an approved driving instructor has recommenced for essential workers.