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Do speed limits make people drive slower? 

Reduced speed limits are moving a step closer as the Cabinet is expected to approve the publication of a new bill to legislate for default limits.  The Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 sets the target of reducing road deaths and serious injuries by 50% by 2030 - and one of those ways is by reducing speed limits across the road network.  But will it work?  Do speed limits make people go slower?  Brendan Kelly is Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and he joined Kieran to discuss...

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17.05 20 Dec 2023


Do speed limits make people drive slower? 


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Reduced speed limits are moving a step closer as the Cabinet is expected to approve the publication of a new bill to legislate for default limits. 

The Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 sets the target of reducing road deaths and serious injuries by 50% by 2030 - and one of those ways is by reducing speed limits across the road network. 

But will it work?  Do speed limits make people go slower? 

Brendan Kelly is Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and he joined Kieran to discuss...


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