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During the first two hours of National Slow Down Day, An Garda Síochána and GoSafe checked the speed of 23,275 vehicles and detected 128 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.
A notable detection occurred in Ennis when a motorist was found travelling at 74km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R352.
Others include 70km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N68 Lissycasey and a driver found doing 132km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N18 at Clonmoney.
As part of An Garda Síochána’s Christmas Campaign to improve Road Safety, the force is conducting a National Speed Enforcement Operation “Slow Down”, for a 24 hour period which will continue until 7.00am tomorrow (Saturday).
24-hour Garda speed checks to begin on Friday morning
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As part the Garda s Christmas Campaign to improve road safety, officers will conduct a National Speed Enforcement Operation Slow Down”, for a 24 hour period from 7am tomorrow [Friday] to 7am on Saturday.
The aim of Slow Down Day” is to remind drivers of the dangers of speeding, increase compliance with speed limits and act as a deterrent to driving at excessive or inappropriate speed.
The overall objective is to reduce the number of speed related collisions, save lives and reduce injuries on our roads.
A Garda statement said: In 2019 there were 140 road deaths – this is 140 too many. We can never be complacent about road safety. Excessive and inappropriate speed is a contributory factor in approximately one third of fatal road traffic collisions. The higher the speed, the greater the likelihood is of a collision happening and the more severe the outcome of that collision.
Gardai are warning motorists they will be out in force across Limerick from 7am this Friday as part of a national 24-hour crackdown on speeding. The aim of Nati.