Sir, – As a retired orthopaedic surgeon I have spent a considerable amount of my professional life dealing with road traffic victims.
According to the recent, as yet unpublished Crowe report, “gardaí working in road policing were openly ‘hostile’ towards doing their jobs”,
In most instances policing for speeding and “jumping” red lights can be fully automated with existing technology, freeing up gardaí for other duties.
All roads in London and other English cities are monitored by such technology. My daughter recently received a speeding ticket in London for driving at 21 mph in a 20mph zone!
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Over the past year, having driven some 7,000 miles, I am aware of only seeing two speed vans.
As a so-called country designated for hi-tech we remain in the dark ages. – Yours, etc,
JAMES M SHEEHAN(FRCS),
Blackrock,
Co Dublin.
