Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Another issue is deteriorating behaviour. I am sorry if I missed it, but is there any indication of what has changed? Has there been any behavioural analysis? We all presume, and there is probably a fair amount of evidence for that, that the less enforcement there is, such as fewer speed checks, the less likelihood there is of getting caught. There is, therefore, a certain freedom. Is something else going on with regard to increasing speed and increasing use of drink and drugs?

I understand that the number of crashes in which seat belts were not being worn was very high. This seems extremely surprising to many people.