Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (Resumed)

11:00 am

Mr. Con O'Donohue:

I know some countries have introduced alco-locks. In fairness, some businesses here have introduced alco-locks. It makes sense in terms of work related vehicle safety. We are all for vehicle safety. The autonomous vehicle is not too far away. We already have collision avoidance systems in cars. For example, the anti-lock braking system represents technology to help collision avoidance. Technology is advancing all the time. Certainly, we are to the fore in promoting its introduction here as well as in promoting people to buy vehicles with that technology.