Results 1-2 of 2 for rural transport segment:8867100
- Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Mar 2024)
Jack Chambers: ...to address the key recommendations it makes. The Bill will amend default speed limits from 50 km/h to 30 km/h for built-up areas, national secondary roads will go from 100 km/h to 80 km/h, and the speed limits on local rural roads will be reduced from 80 km/h to 60 km/h. It is important, to be clear, that these are changes to the legal default limits. The power of local authorities to...
- Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Mar 2024)
Emer Currie: I am not a member of the transport committee. I came today because I have specific questions as a road user and someone who is concerned about the numbers we are seeing. During the Saint Patrick's Day weekend, 175 people were arrested for drink driving; 1,800 people were detected speeding; 170 people were caught on their mobile phones; and someone was caught doing 209 km per hour in a 100...