Issue Date: 23/12/2022
In the first 5 hours of the 24 hour National Slow Down Day, GoSafe checked the speed of 68,326 vehicles and detected 270 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.
Examples of motorists putting themselves and others at risk include:
- 88km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Coolock Lane Dublin17 Dublin
- 135km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N4 Ballydowd Lucan Dublin
- 77km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Limerick Road Mallow Cork
- 76km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N6 Baile An Phoill Gaillimh Gaillimh
- 72km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Leopardstown Road Dublin18 Dublin
- 71km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N15 Ballinphull Cliffoney Sligo
- 67km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Church Street Ballinasloe Galway
- 80km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N11 Ferrycarrig Wexford Wexford
- 132km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N4 Greatdown The Downs Westmeath
- 105km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N2 Drumcaw Monaghan Monaghan
- 64km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Dublin Road Kilkenny Kilkenny
- 75km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the Clones Road Monaghan Monaghan
- 123km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N20 Creggane Charleville Limerick
- 61km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N80 Main Street Stradbally Laois
- 122km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N56 Coolboy Big Letterkenny Donegal
- 73km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R750 Merrymeeting Rathnew Wicklow
- 119km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N18 Clonmoney West Bunratty Clare
- 94km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N25 Castleredmond Midleton Cork
- 117km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N71 Ballynagrumoolia Waterfall Cork
- 116km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the M50 Kilmore Big Dublin17 Dublin
- 116km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N25 Kildermody Kilmeaden Waterford
- 136km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M6 Killavally Tyrrellspass Westmeath
- 135km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M1 Lusk Dublin
- 89km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N72 Killadangan Dungarvan Waterford
- 111km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N7 Brownsbarn Dublin22 Dublin
- 132km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M1 Dunmahon Dundalk Louth
- 132km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M7 Ladytown Naas Kildare
- 110km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N24 Woodrooff Clonmel Tipperary
- 131km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M7 Cherryville Kildare Kildare
- 130km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M8 Ballinglanna North Kilworth Cork
- 108km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N21 Blossomhill Rathkeale Limerick
- 92km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N24 Grange West Caherconlish Limerick
- 89km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N80 Craan Kildavin Carlow
- 88km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N13 Moness Burt Donegal
An Garda Síochána continues 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.
Further updates will follow.
