Outrage over Garda Twitter poll on road safety

An Garda Síochána have urged social media users to “respect” others after a Twitter poll it ran was met with outrage.

On Thursday night, a Twitter account belonging to An Garda Síochána asked people was it more dangerous for a cyclist to run a red light or for a car to be parked in a cycle lane.

While more than 15,000 people responded with 55% saying the parked car was more of a danger, the poll was labelled “divisive”.