Authority complains over garda leniency in TV show

A NEW RTÉ series featuring members of the Garda Traffic Corps has been criticised by the Road Safety Authority over fears that some road traffic offenders are being treated too leniently.

The Irish Examiner has learnt that RSA chief executive Noel Brett has formally expressed concern to gardaí about several incidents documented in the RTÉ programme Traffic Blues.

Mr Brett has complained that drivers on learner permits might think they could escape sanction by failing to adhere to legal requirements such as being accompanied by a driver with a full licence and the display of L-plates.