Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications

Road Traffic Offences: An Garda Síochána

10:40 am

Mr. John Twomey:

There is an ongoing debate about fixed cameras versus mobile cameras and various jurisdictions use one or the other. The ability to change location gives us greater scope and coverage throughout the country. We had fixed cameras and there was a noticeable difference in the speed of cars before and after fixed cameras. Everybody knew where they were. People drove at a certain speed approaching the camera and after they passed them they moved on.