Gardaí have said that 48 people have been arrested on suspicion of drink or drug driving across the country during a 24-hour period up to mid-morning.
Gardaí have said that 48 people have been arrested on suspicion of drink or drug driving across the country during a 24-hour period up to mid-morning.Meanwhile, a total of 197 incidents of speeding have been detected by speed cameras so far this bank holiday weekend.
Speed, drink and drug driving and mobile phone use remain contributory factors in many road collisions, according to gardaí, who said the amount of people engaging in such behaviour is"a concern". He said:"Speed is a big contributing factor to a lot of fatalities and serious injury traffic accidents. "People are driving in excess of speed limits and we know from our statistics that speed is a major contributing factor to all accidents. So we'd ask people to slow down and stay within the speed limits."He said:"We all know people in society are using mobile phones every minute of the day, walking down the streets and everything."People reading text messages, trying to text message, reading social media, it’s absolutely crazy behaviour on our roads.
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