With 155 deaths in road traffic incidents during 2022, fatalities were up by 13pc on the previous year, writes Brian Byrne. Figures compiled by the Road Safety Authority also revealed that the 41 pedestrians killed in 2022 was double the figure for 2021. Four in 10 of all deaths were drivers of cars. Serious injuries suffered by 1,292 people in road traffic incidents represented a slight decrease on the 2021 figures.