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Update 2 - National Slow Down Day - 7am on Friday, 20th December 2024, to 7am Saturday, 21st December 2024

Issue Date: 20/12/2024

In the first ten hours of ‘National Slow Down Day’, GoSafe checked the speeds of 112,581 vehicles and detected *189 vehicles traveling in excess of the applicable speed limit.

Examples of high speeds detected by GoSafe include:

  • 137 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on the N4 Lucan, Dublin
  • 122 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on the R680 Waterford, Waterford
  • 139 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N11 Newcastle, Wicklow

While the figure for Garda detections during this period is not yet available, some examples of motorists intercepted by An Garda Síochána in the course of the operation include:

  • Gardaí from Birr detected a motorist traveling at a speed of 97 km/h in a 50 km/h zone through Cloghan, Co. Offaly.
  • Longford Roads Policing Unit detected a motorist traveling at a speed of 106 km/h in a 50 km/h zone close to a primary school in Longford. The driver tested positive for cocaine and cannabis and was arrested.
  • Gardaí in Mayo stopped a motorist for driving at 107 km/h in a 60 km/h zone in Ballina, Co. Mayo.

An Garda Síochána would like to thank drivers for their compliance during the first ten hours of ‘National Slow Down Day’, making Irish roads safer for all road users.

We continue 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 issue later today.