A survey carried out by AA Motor Insurance has shown that 7.6 percent of drivers occasionally break traffic lights.
Of the 15,600 polled, only 49.3 percent of these said that they slow down for an amber light.
A higher percentage of motorists in Louth than in any other county admitted to knowingly breaking a red light at least occasionally. One in ten Louth respondents admitted to ignoring red lights from time to time, while a further 0.3 percent said they did so regularly. Following this, the AA Motor Insurance Poll identified drivers in counties Leitrim and Dublin as some of the worst culprits for running red lights.