Nowhere to hide for speeders

To coincide with the launch of the National Safety Council/Irish Insurance Federation’s new 1m euro road safety advertising campaign, Garda Commissioner Pat Byrne has warned speeding motorists that they have no place to hide.

Mr Byrne has promised that anyone caught breaking the speed limit will be punished accordingly, insisting that the penalty points system will be implemented rigorously.
In other words, a motorist who receives a speeding notice will also be hit by penalty points.

Furthermore, Mr Byrne warns that motorists who think they can still speed and evade the system are only kidding themselves:
“The risk of detection is significant, with members of An Garda Siochana making 15,000 speeding detections a month. Nearly 23,000 drivers have already received penalty points.”

The new ad comprises a 30-second montage of blood-curdling crash scenes. It is being shown on RTE, TG4 and TV3.