Chief Superintendent Finbarr Murphy Roads Policing Unit An Garda - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Chief Superintendent Finbarr Murphy Roads Policing Unit An Garda Síochána

Enforcement data • DUI 4,274 (January – June) • Speeding 48,162 (January – May) • Mobile Phone 11,791 (January – June) • Safety Belt 3,904 (January – May)

Rebuilding Roads Policing Unit • 87 recently appointed Roads Policing members, to total 150 by year end • New competition will commence Q3 2018 • AGS/RSA joint training to new and existing RP members

Summer period ahead - seasonal risks on the road • Cyclists and motorcyclists • People are in holiday mode • Visiting unfamiliar locations, both residents and tourists • Schools are off, children playing • Increase in agricultural vehicles