Mobile speed cameras helping to cut road deaths

MOBILE speed cameras have been saving lives since they were introduced just over a month ago, a senior Garda official has claimed.

Assistant Garda Commissioner John Twomey pointed out that between November 16 and December 14, eight people were killed on Irish roads, compared to 27 over the same period last year.

The new cameras, installed in clearly marked vans, periodically monitor around 600 areas identified as black-spots for speed-related traffic collisions.