Speed cameras ‘absolutely work’ in slowing down drivers and changing behaviour, says Road Safety Authority
Speed cameras ‘absolutely work’ in slowing down and changing driver behaviour, says the Road Safety Authority. Photograph: David Chadwick/Getty ImagesMs O’Donnell told RTÉ Radio’s Today with Claire Byrne show she met the commissioner in August following “those terrible tragic deaths in Tipperary” when he agreed to find a budget increase of 20 per cent for
“They’re used in other countries. And just two weeks after they were introduced on the M7 last year there was a 99.7 per cent compliance rate. So they do work and they do slow down and change driver behaviour,” Ms O’Donnell said.“Surveys are showing that people are routinely speeding and completely disregarding the speed limits. That’s why we welcome the review of the speed limits, which the Government is currently doing and is preparing the legislation now for that,” she said.
“I agree with Minister McEntee ... when she says we need visible and constant policing, and that’s really only achieved by people on the ground, people at the side of the road visibly. And it’s worth saying that 49 per cent of the fatalities happened at the weekend and at night. We have evidence-based strategies to put in place.”
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