Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 1 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion

Mr. Sam Waide:

I will pick up on the enforcement part of the Senator's question. My understanding is that this committee is inviting the Garda to appear before it. I hope that, like me, the Garda would welcome the Senator's question on there being no cars on the road at night-time. The other night, I was travelling down the motorway and a car overtook me. I guesstimated that it was probably doing 200 km/h. This relates to section 38, which deals with whether someone is driving 5 km/h or 55 km/h over the speed limit. I would encourage the committee to take up that question with the Garda.