Petrichor ᚄᚔᚅᚐᚁᚆᚃᚒᚔᚂ<p>When will the Government learn that new laws are almost never the solution. Enforcing the current ones is the solution <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SpeedLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SpeedLaws</span></a> <br />They need to fund the Garda Traffic Corps properly, and reward them when they succeed; they need gardaí on ebikes patrolling in cities, and in visible patrol cars on country roads. And they need big publicity for basic road safety - driving, safety belts, courtesy <br /><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Garda%C3%AD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gardaí</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/TrafficCorps" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrafficCorps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RoadDeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RoadDeaths</span></a> <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/09/06/speed-limit-overhaul-to-reduce-100kmh-limit-on-secondary-roads-to-80kmh/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">irishtimes.com/politics/2023/0</span><span class="invisible">9/06/speed-limit-overhaul-to-reduce-100kmh-limit-on-secondary-roads-to-80kmh/</span></a></p>