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Update 1 - National Slow Down Day – 07.00hrs on Tuesday 1st March to 07.00hrs on Wednesday 2nd March 2022

Issue Date: 1st March 2022

During the first two hours of National "Slow Down Day” (07:00 to 09:00), An Garda Síochána and GoSafe checked the speed of 24,922 vehicles and detected 123 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.

Examples of motorists putting themselves and others at risk include:

  • 89km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Skehard Road Cork Cork
  • 78km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N6 Baile An Phoill Gaillimh Gaillimh • 77km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N72 Fossa Killarney Kerry
  • 69km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N15 Ballinphull Cliffoney Sligo • 130km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the M50 Tymon North Dublin24 Dublin
  • 105km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R178 Redbog Carrickmacross Louth
  • 78km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N63 Mountbellew Demesne Mountbellew Galway
  • 64km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R118 Rock Road Dublin4 Dublin
  • 64km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Arden Road Tullamore Offaly
  • 71km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N21 Croagh Rathkeale Limerick
  • 118km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the M8 Riverstown Glanmire Cork
  • 93km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the Drogheda Road Gormanstown Meath 
  • 113km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N18 Ballinacurra (Weston) Limerick Limerick

 

An Garda Síochána continues to appeal to drivers to increase compliance 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.

Images of enforcement activity from around the country can be found on @gardatraffic. #SlowDown #SlowDownSaveLives #SpeedKills