National 'Slow Down Day', A 24-Hour Speed Limit Enforcement Operation Will Be Conducted On From 7.00Am Today To 7.00Am Tomorrow

As part of the National 'Slow Down Day', a 24-hour speed limit enforcement operation will be conducted from 7 am today to 7 am tomorrow.

The driver was caught at a speed of 140 km / h at a speed of 80 km / h and the drivers slowed down, the Garda warning. The Guard and the Road Safety Authority have asked motorists to slow down ahead of the bank's holiday weekend.

The driver in Dublin was found to be traveling at a speed of 140 km / h in the 80 km / h area today. Figures released by Garda and Go safe show that as of 4pm today, 374 of the 78,911 vehicles were caught speeding on the roads. Many drivers have so far found that the speed limit on roads is more than 20 km / h.

At a checkpoint in the city of Galway, one of more than 1,300 high-visibility speed enforcement zones in a 24-hour operation, 121 people were found to have exceeded the speed limit within two hours of starting the journey.

Many of the worst offenders were caught in Dublin, but Gardaí also pulled over someone driving at 71km in a 50km zone in Charleville, Co Cork, and another driver travelling at 109km in an 80km zone in Carrickmacross, Co Louth. 

Other examples of people speeding in Munster include:

72km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N72 Fossa Killarney, Kerry 
72km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Limerick Road, Mallow, Cork
71km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Limerick Road, Charleville, Cork 
71km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R661 Holycross, Tipperary
68km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the L2211 Coolroe, Ballincollig, Cork
67km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R680 Cork Road, Waterford 
67km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Cusack Road, Ennis, Clare 
67km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Blackboy Road, Limerick 
66km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N21 Abbeyfeale East, Limerick 
66km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Cashel Road, Cahir, Tipperary 
65km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Clare Street, Limerick
64km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R628 Conna, Cork 
64km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R556 Montanagay, Abbeydorney, Kerry
62km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N69 Ballyvareen, Kildimo, Limerick
59km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R521 Ardagh, Limerick 
59km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Killarney Road, Kenmare Kerry
94km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R498 Ballinlonty, Borrisoleigh, Tipperary

In a recent study of more than 5,000 vehicles, the RSA found that three-quarters of the drivers observed were speeding in the 50 km / h zone.

Speaking at the campaign launch in Galway, Ast. Minister of Transport Hildegard Newton said the findings were worrying.

These are speed zones rich in pedestrians and cyclists, ”she said. “One of the key priorities of the new government road safety strategy is to reduce the risk to dangerous road users in these speed zones and to promote safe and green active travel.

“For example, we review speed limits and the possibility of a large roll-out of 30km / h speed zones, as well as a review of speed-related penalties.

“The latest in vehicle safety assist technology such as Intelligent Speed ​​Assistance and the roll out of average speed cameras will help prevent speed-related accidents.

"While all of these activities are important for slowing down our roads, it is important to remember that we as individuals and the community all have a shared responsibility to slow down and protect us and other road users."

In the last five years, the number of people killed or seriously injured in collisions during the June bank holidays has risen to 90. So far this year, 70 people have died on Irish roads, an increase of 26 deaths over the same period last year. In the latest RSA study, 77% of deaths occurred on rural roads.

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