Seanad debates
Wednesday, 14 May 2003
Road Safety: Motion.
I appeal to colleagues – I have been guilty of this in the past – not to be soft on their constituents when it comes to road safety issues such as driving licences, driving tests, motorcycles, drink driving and so on. We will have to stand up to our constituents and tell them, loud and clear, that we will not tolerate it any more. That will be particularly important when I introduce the changes in regard to provisional licences. Long-term permanent reliance on provisional licences makes a joke of the law. People cannot assume that the driving test is for somebody else and not for them. More than 54% of Irish people pass their test, which is in line with countries internationally. There is no reason we cannot increase that figure.
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