Last year, Gardaí issued 5,848 fixed charge notices for non-seat belt usage, up from 5,477 in the previous year. Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, a Fianna Fáil MEP, criticized this trend and urged stricter enforcement, linking non-compliance to road safety issues. She emphasized the need for automatic detection cameras to catch offenders. Since seat belt legislation began in 1979, the persistent number of violations remains a concern, with the fines for offenders emphasizing the seriousness of the issue.
Failure to wear a seat belt carries a fixed charge fine of €120 and three penalty points. Someone convicted in court of not wearing a seat belt faces a €2,500 fine and five penalty points.
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú described the number of people caught not wearing their seat belts last year as 'truly shocking', calling for a 'get-tough approach' on road safety.
46 years later, and almost 6,000 Irish people are caught not wearing a seat belt. There is no excuse. I do not understand why someone would not buckle up.
A commitment was made for the introduction of 'new road safety cameras to automatically detect mobile phone use and non-wearing of seat belts'.
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