RSA wants average speed cameras on rural roads 

Average speed cameras are 'an effective way of monitoring traffic and changing behaviour for the better', the the Oireachtas transport committee was told. Picture: Denis Minihane

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is advocating for the use of mobile average speed cameras on rural roads across the country.

The body also confirmed it was targeting its advertising at different cohorts, with younger people receiving ads warning that they could be prevented from travelling to the US on a J1 visa with a drink-driving conviction.