The number of road deaths in Northern Ireland last year was the lowest since records began 80 years ago.
The decrease has been credited to a co-ordinated campaign by the authorities to improve road safety.
The figures, released by Stormont Environment Minister Sammy Wilson, show that in 2008 106 people were killed on the roads in Northern Ireland, seven fewer than in the previous 12 months.
The minister revealed that the total number of road deaths in 2008 was the lowest ever since records began to be kept in 1931.
Mr Wilson said the reduction in road fatalities was due to the sustained efforts of the authorities to deliver a combined programme of road safety education, engineering and enforcement initiatives.
Although the trend in road deaths is heading in the right direction, it must also be recognised that there are still too many people dying needlessly on the roads, the minister said.
