Seanad debates

Wednesday, 14 May 2003

I urge the Minister to approach the issue of road safety in other ways. For example, there needs to be a major publicity campaign to inform the public that the speed limit on any minor road is the maximum safe speed at which a vehicle can travel on that road. At the same time, we need to take cognisance of the fact that many of our roads are governed by inappropriate speed limits. I encourage the Minister to tackle this issue by way of review without delay. It is not sensible that on narrow roads of poor quality such as that between Sligo and Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, in my constituency, one can drive at 60 miles per hour, while on roads such as the Galway ring road and the Lucan bypass, cars are restricted to limits of 30, 40 and 50 miles per hour, roads similar in standard to international airport runways.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.