What will the world look like after Covid? And what will be the outcome for road safety? After months of lockdowns and obeying strict rules, are we set for a decade of rule-breaking and excess, another ‘roaring twenties’? Or will we learn from this moment that life on earth is fragile, and needs to be protected?

Online shopping and "last-mile deliveries" have resulted in more vans than ever on Irish roads. But research warns of people working in the gig economy falling outside the strict regulations governing other occupational drivers.