Drivers deserve better roads before penalties

I REFER to the story about Transport Minister Seamus Brennan and his proposals for a traffic corps and a points systems where one could eventually one's licence and livelihood (The Irish Examiner, August 5).

Drivers deserve better roads before penalties
Tue, 20 Aug, 2002 - 01:00

Most road deaths in Ireland take place between 11pm and 5 am, and are often drink-related or drug-related.

This Government extended the drinking hours in pubs, and never went to ask for increased police patrols at night, when most of these fatalities take place. Nor is there any mention of the dangerous state of some of the roads outside of the Dublin region.

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