701 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the National Motorcycle Safety Action Plan 2010-2014 and proposed regulations for the mandatory wearing of sleeved high visibility upper body clothes for both rider and pillion passengers, it is my understanding that there are no reports from Irish, EU or global bodies to support the arguments that hi-visibility clothing will benefit motorcyclists through the prevention of, or reduction of motorcycle collisions; in fact the motorcycle accident in-depth study carried out in September 2000 which monitored the data from 921 fatalities across five European countries stated that 65.3% of cases showed clothing made no contribution to safety whatsoever; if he will confirm if he referred to the motorcycle accident in-depth study when drafting the proposed legislation; and if not, the source of his supporting information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3324/12]

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701 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the National Motorcycle Safety Action Plan 2010-2014 and proposed regulations for the mandatory wearing of sleeved high visibility upper body clothes for both rider and pillion passengers, it is my understanding that there are no reports from Irish, EU or global bodies to support the arguments that hi-visibility clothing will benefit motorcyclists through the prevention of, or reduction of motorcycle collisions; in fact the motorcycle accident in-depth study carried out in September 2000 which monitored the data from 921 fatalities across five European countries stated that 65.3% of cases showed clothing made no contribution to safety whatsoever; if he will confirm if he referred to the motorcycle accident in-depth study when drafting the proposed legislation; and if not, the source of his supporting information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3324/12]

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1. 24 January 2012

   Road Safety

   701 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the National Motorcycle Safety Action Plan 2010-2014 and proposed regulations for the mandatory wearing of sleeved high visibility upper body clothes for both rider and pillion passengers, it is my understanding that there are no reports from Irish, EU or global bodies to support the arguments that hi-visibility clothing will benefit motorcyclists through the prevention of, or reduction of motorcycle collisions; in fact the motorcycle accident in-depth study carried out in September 2000 which monitored the data from 921 fatalities across five European countries stated that 65.3% of cases showed clothing made no contribution to safety whatsoever; if he will confirm if he referred to the motorcycle accident in-depth study when drafting the proposed legislation; and if not, the source of his supporting information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3324/12]

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