Road Wise: Speeding | Shannonside.ie

Speeding is one of the biggest risks on our roads, reducing a driver’s reaction time and increasing the severity of a crash.The latest figures show just how man...

More than 119,000 fixed-charge notices were issued for speeding across Ireland in the first six months of this year. Locally, more than 9,000 drivers in the Shannonside region were issued penalty points for speeding over the same period. According to the Road Safety Authority, 10 to 15 per cent of all collisions, and 30 per cent of fatal collisions, are the direct result of speeding or inappropriate speed. In this feature, Junior Minister for Transport, Sean Canney warns motorists of the dangers and consequences of speeding.

This road safety programme is made with the support of the IBI and the Sound and Vision scheme, a Coimisiún na Meán initiative funded by the television licence fee.