The Road Safety Authority is looking to follow in the footsteps of UK authorities, with the introduction of a new penalty points alternative.
The Road Safety Authority is looking to follow in the footsteps of UK authorities, with the introduction of a new penalty points alternative.The Road Safety Authority is looking to follow in the footsteps of UK authorities, with the introduction of a new penalty points alternative.
"Speed awareness" courses were introduced across the UK in 2006, in a bid to re-educate drivers on the consequences of speeding.“If no education has taken place, there’s not necessarily going to be a change – it might be a temporary change in behaviour because they don’t want to get caught again, or the don’t want to have six penalty points – but I do think education is the key.”Ms Bolger also said this system would ‘level the playing field’ when it comes to punishments. “A fine of €80 for somebody on €20,000 a year is a lot of money, but a fine of €80 for somebody who was on €80,000 a year isn’t a lot of money,” she said. “So, at least if you’re going through the education process, everybody is on a level playing field and everybody’s getting the same level of education. “Perhaps if your bad driving behaviour continues after you’ve undergone some courses, well then let’s start putting in penalty points and fines.”Caller Martin from Kilkenny disagreed and said this system would be a ‘waste of time’. “We hear the news every day – all the serious crashes, people being killed, badly injured – we all know about that, and we know what are the causes of it,” he said. “Everyone listens to the radio, watches the TV – they know about all this carnage on the road, they just don’t care.on their phone“I don’t think enough drivers have the experience to stop a vehicle at speed,” he said. “I can go back to when I started driving, my driving instructor said, ‘anyone can drive fast – but it’s stopping that’s the problem’.”‘Disappointing’ attitudes towards rape in Ireland
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