European crackdown on speeding happening today
The first ever Europe-wide crackdown on speeding is taking place today. The 24 hour marathon effort will see speed checkpoints across 22 countries until 6 o'clock tomorrow morning. It's being co-ordinated by the European Traffic Police Network. In Cork, 6 people have died on our roads so far this year with 47 fatalities on roads nationwide. Brian Farrell is from the Road Safety Authority and says speed is the number one reason for this. Click the PLAY button to hear.
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