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Are we setting a terrible example for learners on Irish roads?

Are we setting a terrible example for learners on Irish roads?

Update: 2026-02-10
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“Helping my daughter practise for driving test opened my eyes to awful behaviour on Irish roads... In breaching the rules of the road, we also disregard basic human psychology: monkey see, monkey do.”  

 That’s the warning from Dr Suzanne Crowe, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care and President of the Medical Council. 

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Are we setting a terrible example for learners on Irish roads?

Are we setting a terrible example for learners on Irish roads?