Standard of driving in Cork branded 'appalling' as gardaí unveil Christmas traffic management plan

Location of speed vans a 'money-making exercise'

Fianna Fáil Cllr Terry Shannon said based on his observation of some driver behaviours, it was apparent that some people have never done a driving test.

The standard of driving in Cork city has been described as “appalling” with calls for traffic lights at key junctions to be turned off for Christmas.

Fianna Fáil Cllr Terry Shannon made his comments at Monday’s meeting of the Cork City Joint Policing Committee (JPC) as gardaí unveiled details of a citywide Christmas policing and traffic management operation.