Government is the target but road safety is the punching bag taking hits from “common sense” politicians

Government is the target but road safety is the punching bag taking hits from “common sense” politicians

Comment & Analysis: “New speed limits penalise law-abiding drivers – Mayo TD” said one of the more surreal headlines about the speed limit changes last month The headline from the Connaught Telegraph newspaper was referencing what was said by one of my local TDs here in Mayo, Aontú’s Paul Lawless. He’s a good example of a politician taking a populist stance on road safety seemingly without much understanding about the changes. Out of the heat of…