An Garda Síochána conducted an intensive national speed enforcement operation for a 24 hour period from 7.00am Friday 28th to 7.00am Saturday 29th August 2015. This national "Slow Down” day, was supported by the Road Safety Authority and other stakeholders.
The objective of operation "Slow Down” is to reduce the number of speed related collisions, save lives and reduce injuries on our roads. The aim is to get drivers to slow down by reminding them of the dangers of speeding, increasing compliance with speed limits and acting as a deterrent to driving at excessive and inappropriate speed.
Between 07.00 Friday and 07.00 Saturday , GoSafe checked the speed of 115,003 vehicles with 451 vehicles detected travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit. This is a compliance rate of 99.6% within the monitored zones.
Notable incidents over the 24 hour period include:
• 141 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the R238 Ture, Muff, Donegal
• 133 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the R446 Curragh, Aughrim, Galway
• 86 km/h in a 50 km/h zone on the Ballybough Road, Dublin 3, Dublin
• 93 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on N25 Garranbaun, Dungarvan, Waterford
• 125 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N25 Parkeennaglogh, Kilmacthomas, Waterford
• 148 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N55 near the town of Glasson in Westmeath
• 144 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N6 Clonbrusk, Athlone, Westmeath
• 105 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on the R166 Drumleck, Castlebellingham, Louth
• 118 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on the R772 in Gorey
• 119 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on the R173 in Ballyonan in Co. Louth
• 108 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on the R267 Bundoran
• 124 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N5 Castlebar
Assistant Commissioner John Twomey Garda National Traffic Bureau/Dublin Metropolitan Region commented, "An Garda Síochána wish to thank the many individuals and organisations who heeded the National ‘Slow Down’ Day and supported the campaign by sending their photographs to An Garda Síochána at #thumbsup”.
