Driving fines to be doubled to tackle increase in road deaths. As of Thursday, 122 died on State’s roads this year
Prof Groeger, a fellow of the British Psychological Society and former chair of psychology at University College Cork, has written a book on motoring behaviour – Understanding Driving. Among his more than 80 peer-researched academic papers, he has studied the brain systems involved in carrying out the task of driving including perception, attention, learning, memory, decision-making and action control.
Motorists caught speeding will see fines go from €80 to €160, while those not wearing a seatbelt or those using a mobile phone will receive a €120 penalty, up from €60. Learner drivers will also see a hike in fines, up from €80 to €160 if found driving unaccompanied by a qualified driver, and an increase from €60 to €120 for not displaying L and N plates.
Prof Michael Gormley, a driving expert at Trinity College Dublin, cited a number of academic research papers on the efficacy of hikes in speeding fines.A 2015 paper by Australian global road safety expert Barry Watson suggests “problematic” drivers will continue to reoffend no matter what the penalty “but those who don’t have an underlined aberrant behaviour will not reoffend by being given a fine”.
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