However, Scrapping of graduated speeding fines will 'undoubtedly cost lives' - Shane Ross 00:00:00 / 00:00:00
On The Hard Shoulder this evening, Mr Ross said the decision was very disappointing – and insisted that the aim of the legislation was, “simply and solely to save lives.” “All the statistics we saw over several years was that speeding was the main cause of deaths on Irish roads – particularly rural roads – so, I am very sorry to see this happening,” he said. “I fought long and hard in Cabinet to get this measure through and there was a large amount of resistance to it – particularly from Fine Gael.