Limiters for all would penalise good drivers, says RSA chief

THE head of the Road Safety Authority has dampened calls for speed-limiting devices to be fitted on all cars driven by young people, claiming it would be “to penalise every young person for the sins of the few”.

Noel Brett made his comments after South Kerry Coroner Terence Casey called for the wider use of speed limiters after a crash that killed four young drivers in Killarney last year.

RSA chief executive Noel Brett said that while a raft of measures aimed at making it easier for judges to impose certain driving limitations was being worked on, introducing a blanket requirement for speed-limiting devices was unlikely.