Motorists admit drink driving and speeding

IRISH motorists are in danger of overestimating their own compliance with important road safety legislation such as drink driving and speeding limits, a major new survey has revealed.

One-in-six drivers admit they have driven while over the legal alcohol limit and almost half claim they regularly break speed limits, according to the report.

The findings are contained in the first edition of a new annual survey on attitudes and behaviour of Irish motorists, commissioned by Hibernian Insurance.