Respondents have their say

  • Educational informational campaign for both horse owners and road users and highlighting horses within the vulnerable group
  • Have designated bridle paths
  • Erect more signs on national rural roads and light systems in areas of high horse density
  • Make horse road safety an in-depth and compulsory section in all levels of Irish driving tests
  • Reduce speed limits on smaller roads
  • For the Gardaí to take complaints more seriously
  • More recognition of hand signals – no one seems to know what the ‘slow down’ signal means in this country
  • Fines to be issued for driving without due care
  • Set up a task force in each county to deal with horse road safety