Letters to the Editor: New speed limits need buy-in from everyone

The courts are a separate independent pillar of the State but if they are not willing to buy into speed limitations imposed by councils then where does that leave those who enforce our laws or those who legislate for it?

No amount of legislation, education, detections, or arrests will change the attitudes or behaviours of some drivers. File picture

The new speed limits to be introduced in February 2025 need a buy-in from all involved.

Many, including some in the political sphere, will see it as an unjust revenue maker, while others will see it as a deterrent for bad road behaviour that could help reduce fatalities, which have reached the 170 mark this year.