Speeding in Waterford needs to be addressed. That's the call from several Councillors' who say more signage is needed to curtail offenders.
Speaking at a recent Metropolitan meeting of Waterford Council, Fianna Fáil Councillor Jason Murphy raised his concerns.
"The speed at the Cleaboy road from Keane's road is particularly fast, as it is a steep gradient coming from that area. People seem to go at dangerous speeds.
"There's not much signage to curtail speed limits either. It's the same issue again at the Kilbarry Road from Templar's Hall from Carriganard.
"There's a lot of speed being witnessed there. I don't think there's any signage at all to curtail speeding offenders."
As of yesterday, 58 people have died on our roads this year, compared to 42 at the same time last year. Further changes are also expected to be implemented to address the deaths on Irish roads.
The Department of Transport plans to introduce the changes in the Road Traffic Bill 2024 which will see speed limits decreased across the country's roads.
The changes will also see a reform of the penalty point system, as well as changes to mandatory drug testing at the scene of collisions.
The Bill is expected to be passed and signed into law in the coming weeks with the following changes being implemented.
Default speed limits on national secondary roads will be cut from 100km/h to 80km/h, from 80km/h to 60km/h on rural or local roads, and from 50km/h to 30km/h on roads in built-up or urban areas.
Cllr. Adam Wyse contributed to the issue raised by Cllr. Murphy about speeding, adding, "The Green Road in Faithlegge. Can I ask that it be assessed for speed and the condition of the road for next year's programme, and return to Concillors' with an update in due course?".
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