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Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Mar 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...a number of measures which will target driver behaviours that cause or contribute to the worrying trends we are seeing. This Bill will deal with three main issues: penalty points reform, mandatory drug testing and the implementation of key recommendations from the speed limit review. The Bill will also include a number of minor and technical amendments to existing legislation. In...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Mar 2024)

Eugene Murphy: ...vehicles on our roads. Although our roads have improved significantly over the years, more improvement is needed and we have to have laws that are definite and will deal with people. The big challenge now is drug driving. There is no doubt about it. Medical people, gardaí and parents will tell you that. It is a massive challenge and it has to be dealt with.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Mar 2024)

Emer Currie: ...Porterstown Road, which is designated as a rural road. It is in a semi-rural area and the speed limit on it is 60 km per hour. According to this Bill, the Government has looked at mandatory drug testing, changes to speed limits and penalty points.I see there have been changes with regard to rural areas, where the speed limit is going to go from 100 km/h to 80 km/h. We are then looking...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Mar 2024)

Jack Chambers: .... Moving to Senator Currie's contribution, she spoke, like Senator Murphy, about the very worrying statistics we saw from last weekend. Nearly 1,800 people were speeding, 175 people were drink- or drug-driving and many other people were using their mobile phones. In this context, I refer to the importance of behavioural change and the need to have an evidence base. This is why the...