Motorist clocked driving more than 30km over speed limit in County Roscommon
In the first five hours of ‘National Slow Down Day’, which got underway this morning, Thursday, November 7th at 7 a.m., GoSafe checked the speeds of 37,777 vehicles,
In the first five hours of ‘National Slow Down Day’, which got underway this morning, Thursday, November 7th at 7 a.m., GoSafe checked the speeds of 37,777 vehicles, and detected 68 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit, according to Gardai.
Examples of high speeds include: 94km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N4 Drishoge, Carrick-On-Shannon, County Roscommon; 113km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R245 Cashelshanaghan, Letterkenny, Donegal; 127km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N22 Gortatlea, Tralee, Kerry; 106km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R512 Grange, Bruff, Limerick; 128km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N4 Culleen Beg, Mullingar.
Gardai have thanked drivers for their compliance during the first few hours of ‘National Slow Down Day’, making Irish roads safer for all road users.
"We continue to appeal to drivers to comply with speed limits in order to reduce the number of speed related collisions, save lives and reduce injuries on our roads," said a Garda spokesperson.
