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Recent results on the driving standard from the over 55s in Mayo were extremely worrying and dangerous. Six out of 10 patients tested required spectacles for driving, however only two in 10 were wearing spectacles; that is a shocking four in 10 over 55s with vision which is below the legal standard.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has announced that the new Essential Driver Training (EDT) programme, which requires learner drivers to take compulsory driving lessons for category B vehicles (cars and light vans), has been introduced since Monday April 4.

Starting this week, learner drivers must take compulsory lessons as part of a new licensing system.

Starting this week, learner drivers must take compulsory lessons as part of a new licensing system.

The RSA has given an update on the measures outlined in the Road Safety Strategy 2007-2012 to enhance the way in which drivers are trained, tested and licensed in Ireland.

The RSA has given an update on the measures outlined in the Road Safety Strategy 2007-2012 to enhance the way in which drivers are trained, tested, and licensed in Ireland.

Two men were jailed at Galway District Court this week for operating a sophisticated driving licence scam.

A farmer who failed to have the correct driving documentation when stopped driving three separate vehicles, was disqualified from driving for two years at Castlebar District Court.

A farmer who failed to have the correct driving documentation when stopped driving three separate vehicles, was disqualified from driving for two years at Castlebar District Court.

I must say I really felt for all those people out there who were trapped between a rock and a hard place when the new rules for learner drivers came in a few months ago.