Over 6,000 Roscommon drivers have received penalty points

A total of 6,244 Roscommon drivers received penalty points on their licences by the end of 2007, figures recently released revealed.    The figures show that 4,949 drivers have received penalty points for speeding offences.   559 Roscommon drivers have received penalty points for driving without seat belts. Another 33 offences were added to the penalty points list at the start of 2007.    Of those offences, 294 Roscommon drivers received penalty points for driving while using a mobile phone and 100 attracted the attention of the Gardai for driving across a continuous white line.   Driving without reasonable consideration caused 62 drivers to receive points  and 57 Roscommon drivers were cautioned because they do not obey traffic lights