Lack of speed in delivery can cost lives on our road. Daly

While speed is a major factor in the number of deaths on our roads the lack of speed in installing speed cameras by the government can be seen as absolute neglect of its own road safety agenda according to Fine Gael’s Cllr Richard Daly

“I am appalled and annoyed that years after the government has been made aware that the installation of speed cameras will dramatically reduce road deaths it still has not introduced them.

We are still playing “hide and Go seek” with 3 speed cameras which move from location to location while European research claims to have decrease road carnage by over 20% by the use of fixed cameras.” Said Cllr Daly

“There is some forgiveness for a government not knowing how to address the crisis which we have on our roads but to have known the difference that this action would make and not to act is a shame.

The cost of the installation of dozens of cameras would be self financing and has been promised and re-promised for ten years now. In the meantime report after report has indicated the dramatic effect which they would have on saving lives.

The one area in our road safety strategy where we need speed, we seem to be at a standstill.”

ENDS