Changes to speed limits nationwide should not be universally enacted according to a local councillor.
Councillor Niall Dennehy has been giving his thoughts on the changes, some of which are due to come into effect in November of this year.
The planned changes nationwide will see speed limits being lowered from 100 km/h to 80 km/h on national secondary roads and from 80km/h to 60km/h on rural roads whilst within towns, cities and built up areas, the limit will be 30km/h.
Speaking on Tipp Today, Niall Dennehy believes the County Council should enact bye-laws to only change the limit where they feel it is necessary:
“I have motioned the county council, and this is where the issue came up for me, that Tipperary County Council, the councillors apply common sense via bye law or other to the road traffic act 2024 changes to default speed limits on our roads that any new default speed limits not be universal across this county but apply only in areas deemed necessary by this council, the councillors.
“I don’t think the science is there to support this blanket, punitive measure that’s being applied to everyone.
“I’ve averaged myself 30,000 miles per annum over a 50-year period and I have never witnessed a situation where compliance with the current default speed limits have contributed to a road accident.”
