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DRIVERS who listen to loud music in the car should be hit with penalty points, according to one Ennis coun- cillor.
Cllr Frankie Neylon (Ind) has said that stiffer penalties are required in order to stamp out bad driving hab- its.
Speaking at yesterday’s monthly meeting of Ennis Town Council, Cllr Neylon said the majority of problems on Irish roads were caused by poorly educated drivers.
“There are rules and regulations that people have to abide by. You get people saying that the evenings are getting dark, but the evenings always got dark…..The problem is that you have people sitting in their cars with the radio on full blast. If you can get two penalty points for being on your mobile then you should get four for listening to the radio too loud,” Cllr Neylon said.
He added, “People aren’t focused, they should be focused. When I got my license, there were thee Cs on the top of it – Care, Courtesy and Con- sideration – I don’t see that on any
license any more’”’.
Cllr Tommy Brennan said drivers needed to exercise “common sense” on the road. Cllr Tom Glynn said, ‘The one thing about common sense is that it isn’t very common.”
Cllr Neylon’s calls came as an ac- cident involving a 79-year-old pedes- trian led to strong calls for improved safety measures on Ennis’ roads.
SU ilommaOyser Tema emB DOT LED KcOMmAU YON ELS walking across a pedestrian crossing at Kelly’s Corner in Ennis.
Cllr Johnny Flynn (FG) told yester- day’s meeting that further accidents were inevitable if safety measures weren’t improved.
He called for a report to be pre- pared to address pedestrian and traf- fic hazards at Corrovorrin and the Tulla Road.
Cllr Brennan called for a pedes- trian crossing with traffic lights to be installed at Kelly’s Corner.
He said that pedestrian crossings were also needed near the Ennis Railway station.
“The circuits are already there from before. It wouldn’t be a big job. There needs to be something done before someone is killed,’ he added.