Govt not delivering on road safety promises - Fine Gael

Fine Gael is claiming that the Government is not fulfilling promises it made in its Road Safety Strategy.

A total of 398 people were killed in road accidents in 2005, 24 more than the previous year.

While the number of arrests for drink-driving increased over the Christmas period, the overall number of arrests was down on the year before.

Fine Gael's transport spokesperson Olivia Mitchell said that people “know there's a very small chance of being caught” when speeding or drink driving and because of that they “don't take the necessary precautions".