How to put brakes on speedsters

THERE has been much ill-informed opinion about speeding on our roads following the recent horrific death of eight young people in Donegal.

While young men are certainly a significant and increasing part of the speeding problem, they are by no means the main culprits.

Independent surveys in the densely residential Wilton/Bishopstown area of Cork have consistently highlighted that over 58% of all drivers break the speed limit daily with impunity. According to Cork City Council, more than 6,000,000 vehicles traverse the area annually. Allowing a 50% correction for rush hour traffic, his means that around 1,740,000 annually, or staggering 4,767 vehicles are breaking the limit every day.