Issue Date: 29th February 2024
In the first fourteen hours of National Slow Down Day, GoSafe detected 423 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.
Examples of high speeds include:
• 160km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N7 Castlewarden South Kill Kildare
• 121km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the M50 Meakstown Dublin 11 Dublin
• 87km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R750 Merrymeeting Rathnew Wicklow
• 65km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Pearse Road Sligo Sligo
• 78km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the Waterford Road Clonmel Tipperary
• 96km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the Slane Road Drogheda Louth
• 89km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R188 Drumbear Monaghan Monaghan
• 139km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N13 Lurgybrack Letterkenny Donegal
• 118km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the M8 Riverstown Glanmire Cork
• 108km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N2 Knockronaghan Emyvale Monaghan
• 123km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N4 Greatdown The Downs Westmeath
• 141km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M6 Killavally Tyrrellspass Westmeath
• 113km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N7 Brownsbarn Dublin22 Dublin
• 95km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N25 Castleredmond Midleton Cork
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 after 7am tomorrow.
