Young people rack up half of fines for not using seat belt

Younger drivers have been reminded of the importance of belting up, as it emerged that more than half of all fines for not wearing seat belts were given to people aged 20 to 39.

Gardaí revealed that investigators found safety belts had not been used at the time of collision in one out of every three driver or passenger road deaths so far in 2015.

The figure was significantly higher than in previous years.