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Women are safer drivers: Should they be rewarded?

Women in Ireland have received half the number of penalty points than their male counterparts, ac...

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17.57 22 Mar 2021


Women are safer drivers: Should they be rewarded?


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17.57 22 Mar 2021


Women in Ireland have received half the number of penalty points than their male counterparts, according to CSO figures. 

Speeding and driving while using a mobile are the top reasons for receiving penalty points, so should women get rewards for safer driving?

I am now joined by motoring journalist Geraldine Herbert.

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