Issue Date: 28th February 2023
In the first 10 hours of National Slow Down Day, GoSafe checked the speed of 113,272 vehicles and detected 405 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.
Examples of high speeds include:
117km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N6 Baile An Phoill Gaillimh Gaillimh
92km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N4 Drishoge Carrick-On-Shannon Roscommon
122km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N4 Doddsborough Lucan Dublin
136km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the M50 Tymon North Dublin24 Dublin
138km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M6 Killavally Tyrrellspass Westmeath
138km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M6 An Carn Mór Thiar Órán Mór Gaillimh
88km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Arden Road Tullamore Offaly
88km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R265 Porthall Ballindrait Donegal
80km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Cork Street Dublin8 Dublin
78km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R402 Rathmore Edenderry Offaly
92km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the Monaghan Road Castleblayney Monaghan
76km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Limerick Road Mallow Cork
76km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Limerick Road Charleville Cork
75km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Castletown Road Dundalk Louth
74km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R522 Woodfield Dromcollogher Limerick
73km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N22 Farranfore Farranfore Kerry
115km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R513 Herbertstown Herbertstown Limerick
86km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N15 Mullandrait Stranorlar Donegal
71km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Coolock Lane Dublin17 Dublin
71km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N84 Castlequarter Cloonboo Galway
71km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R339 Monivea Road Galway Galway
85km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R147 Piercetown Dunboyne Meath
113km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R445 Greatheath Portlaoise Laois
84km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the Navan Road Dublin15 Dublin
69km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R600 Ballindeenisk Belgooly Cork
69km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R445 Mooreabbey Demesne Monasterevin Kildare
69km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Rochestown Road Cork Cork
81km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R463 Rosmadda West Parteen Clare
66km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Skehard Road Cork Cork
65km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R661 Holycross Holycross Tipperary
77km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the Castleblaney Rd Carrickmacross Monaghan
64km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Abercromby Place Fermoy Cork
76km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R294 Rathkip Ballina Mayo
126km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N21 Tooreenmore Knocknagoshel Kerry
75km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the Callan Road Kilkenny Kilkenny
99km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R132 Hedgestown Lusk Dublin
121km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N21 Rineroe Adare Limerick
72km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R515 Garrynderk South Kilmallock Limerick
96km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R250 Conwal Letterkenny Donegal
120km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N18 Clonmoney West Bunratty Clare
120km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N4 Culleen Beg Mullingar Westmeath
59km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Blackboy Road Limerick Limerick
118km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N11 Timmore Newcastle Wicklow
138km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M1 Mell Drogheda Meath
115km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N4 Greatdown The Downs Westmeath
137km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M7 Cherryville Kildare Kildare
136km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M4 Towlaght Clonard Meath
113km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N15 Drumnagahan Donegal Donegal
135km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M6 Killavally Tyrrellspass Westmeath
134km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M4 Kilmore Enfield Kildare
109km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N3 Killygarry Cavan Cavan
109km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N25 Ballyadam Carrigtwohill Cork
93km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N10 Templemartin Kilkenny Kilkenny (Truck)
90km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N3 Lisgrea Virginia Cavan (Truck)
88km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N25 Bawnacarrigaun Dungarvan Waterford (Truck)
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.
