Issue Date: 26th October 2024
Since 7am yesterday morning, Friday 25th October, 2024 Gardaí are out detecting poor driving behaviours such as driving above the speed limit as part of the October Bank Holiday road safety operation.
Two people have died in two separate Fatal Road Traffic collisions in the last 24 hours.
So far, almost 127,176 vehicles have been checked for speeding.
It is positive that the majority of motorists are travelling within the designated speed, however, 283 drivers have been detected and some have been especially dangerous:
- 86km/h in a 50km/h zone on the R436, Kilcoursey, Clara, Offaly.
- 95km/h in a 60km/h zone on the N13, Carrowreagh, Bridge End, Donegal.
- 146km/h in an 80km/h zone on the R339, Glenrevagh, Oranmore, Galway.
- 157km/h in a 100km/h zone on the R238, Tromaty, Quigleys Point, Donegal.
Commenting on these detections, Chief Superintendent in the Garda National Roads Policing Bureau, Jane Humphries said, "Our October Bank Holiday roads policing operation has been underway since first thing Thursday morning and while we are generally seeing good levels of compliance with speed limits on roads around Ireland, I am gravely concerned by the risks taken by some drivers and the two fatal road traffic collisions.
"Please slow down and drive safely today and over the rest of the long weekend as so many of us take to the roads.”
Since 7am yesterday morning, Friday 25th October, 2024 Gardaí are out detecting poor driving behaviours such as driving above the speed limit as part of the October Bank Holiday road safety operation.
Two people have died in two separate Fatal Road Traffic collisions in the last 24 hours.
So far, almost 127,176 vehicles have been checked for speeding.
It is positive that the majority of motorists are travelling within the designated speed, however, 283 drivers have been detected and some have been especially dangerous:
- 86km/h in a 50km/h zone on the R436, Kilcoursey, Clara, Offaly.
- 95km/h in a 60km/h zone on the N13, Carrowreagh, Bridge End, Donegal.
- 146km/h in an 80km/h zone on the R339, Glenrevagh, Oranmore, Galway.
- 157km/h in a 100km/h zone on the R238, Tromaty, Quigleys Point, Donegal.
Commenting on these detections, Chief Superintendent in the Garda National Roads Policing Bureau, Jane Humphries said, "Our October Bank Holiday roads policing operation has been underway since first thing Thursday morning and while we are generally seeing good levels of compliance with speed limits on roads around Ireland, I am gravely concerned by the risks taken by some drivers and the two fatal road traffic collisions.
"Please slow down and drive safely today and over the rest of the long weekend as so many of us take to the roads.”
