Issue Date: 23/12/2022
In the first 14 hours of the 24 hour National Slow Down Day, GoSafe checked the speed of 225,112 vehicles and detected 568 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.
Examples of motorists putting themselves and others at risk include:
- 92km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N80 Killeigh Tullamore Offaly
- 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
- 97km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N4 Drishoge Carrick-On-Shannon Roscommon
- 88km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N11 Ferrycarrig Wexford Wexford
- 146km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N71 Ballinvrinsig Waterfall Cork
- 147km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M6 Kilcurley Moate Offaly
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.
Our next update will be issued tomorrow morning, Saturday 24th December 2022.
