Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 November 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications

Road Safety Authority: Chairperson Designate

12:35 pm

Photo of Terry BrennanTerry Brennan (Fine Gael)
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That is another issue. I would maintain that a motorist driving at 43 km/h in a 40 km/h speed zone is not really breaking the speed limit nor is a motorist fined for driving at 63 km/h in a 60 km/h speed zone. The imposing of two penalty points for doing that is too big of a penalty.