Road safety campaigners demand end to Google Maps warnings for garda checkpoints

Road safety campaigners have urged Google to remove satnav alerts for random garda speed traps and checkpoints to ensure reckless drivers are detected and lives are saved.

Road safety campaigners have urged Google to remove satnav alerts for random garda speed traps and checkpoints to ensure reckless drivers are detected and lives are saved.

The Irish Road Victims’ Association (IRVA) and Parc have both backed Green Party Cork city councillor Oliver Moran's request to Google to remove the alert feature amid concerns that it could hamper garda road safety operations and wider policing activity.