Gardaí target young learner motorists in safety drive

GARDA checkpoints have been put in place near Limerick secondary schools as part of a safety initiative targeting young learner drivers.

The scheme, which was launched yesterday, will see checkpoints on approach roads and exit routes from schools across the Limerick region from now until the summer holidays.

The initiative, which also includes third-level institutions, will focus in particular on secondary schools because of the increasing number of teenagers driving to school, Inspector Paul Reidy from the Garda Division Traffic Corps explained.