A road safety conference in Killarney has heard that vehicles should be adapted so disqualified drivers can’t start their car.
The safer roads conference, which was organised by Kerry County Council, took place in the INEC Gleneagle in Killarney over the past two days.
Among the speakers was environmental technologist and policy advisor Cormac McKay; he is also a spokesperson for the Autonomous Electric Road and Air Vehicle Association.
Mr McKay says a digital driving licence is coming in at the end of the year.
He's campaigning for this digital licence to be used to start vehicles, as he feels it’d prevent disqualified drivers getting behind the wheel:
Cormac McKay says in the UK a portal is available where motorists can immediately upload dash-cam footage of dangerous driving to police.
He says this has improved driver behaviour, resulting in less deaths on the roads and dangerous driving in the UK.
He says he wants to see the same system introduced in Ireland.
Mr McKay believes this would act as a deterrent to reckless driving:
