Ms Joan Swift:

Then we might put on other hats and might very well come back to the committee on other things. I know that Senator Horkan has left, but it was interesting that he mentioned speeding at night. I have at home a photo I took in Trier, Germany, a couple of years ago of a 30 km/h sign, but the difference is that underneath is written "between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.". It was on a residential road where the residents were not to be disturbed by speeding cars. That is another aspect of this. I was also interested to hear Dr. D'Arcy mention pedestrian lights and the fact that they do not actually delay drivers. It is logical that if I press the button and am waiting two and a half minutes, which is how long it can be in some cases, and on the new road in Sligo that was mentioned there is some fault and I could be waiting four minutes, and if I get fed up waiting and dash across the road, the light still changes and then the driver has to stop. The driver having to stop in the first place would make more sense than his having to stop when I am gone. It is therefore logical that the pedestrian priority, the green man, would not in fact impede traffic.