Penalty Points about to be added…Hoorah!
Last week the Minister for Transport Martin Cullen TD announced the introduction of a further 30 offences to the existing 4(!)
On the first of April (an appropriate date!!!) these additional offences will become live and Motorists need to be alert and aware especially since there has also been promised a much greater Garda presence on the side of the road or in the middle, as the case may be.
One of the omissions during the announcement, much to the dismay of sensible Motorists and indeed The Driving Tuition Profession and Road Safety Groups, was the absence of any Mobile Phone clause.
The continued use of Mobile phones while driving especially amongst the Younger and Learner Driver sector is a cause for alarm.
Hell it’s difficult enough for an experienced Driver to deal adequately and safely with all the situations that he or she comes across during a driving Trip without being distracted by cell phone use. For learner and inexperienced Drivers cell phone use while driving is not only insane but a great danger to all other road users.
Mature (!) Drivers are not setting a good example in this arena by exhibiting one-handed techniques while cornering constantly in their daily travels.
We see it many times a day and of course the longer you get away with a dangerous (and stupid!) habit ,the closer you are getting to that day when all hell breaks loose and your conversation about last nights’ party or meeting will turn in to an expensive Nightmare.
Several days after the above mentioned announcements, we were invited to participate in a Live Radio Broadcast from Limerick 95FM .The Morning Show under the Guidance of Ed Myers always provides a good forum on Motoring Matters and we are grateful to be able to put our point of view across. Thankfully, during the debate which included Senator Michael Finnucane, no mention was made of the Real cause of all our Motoring and Driving Test problems, which as we all know rests entirely with the Driving Tuition Profession.
This hobby horse gets Rolled out or is it Rocked! …periodically by Politicians of all shades as the main cause for everything rotten in the State of Motoring (apologies to Mr William Shakespeare who is not available for comment!)
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