Motorway speed limit goes up to 130 kilometres per hour
Friday, October 4, 2013 @ 8:27 PM
NEW traffic legislation due to be passed today will increase motorway speed limits to 130 kilometres per hour on certain stretches, and will double fines for drink-driving from 500 to 1,000 euros.
Cycle helmets will be legally required for all under-18s on bikes, although whether or not they will be mandatory for adult cyclists will be discussed later in Parliament.
Pedestrians – not just drivers – will be breathalysed and tested for drug-consumption where they infringe traffic norms, even where they are not involved in accidents.
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