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Subscriber only Carmen Maher had her whole life ahead of her when the car she was driving ran off the road and slammed into a tree. The 18-year-old Bendigo woman sustained critical injuries and died instantly. Her parents John and Ange have been left to live with the repercussions of their youngest daughter s death for nearly three decades. Mr Maher has subsequently committed his life to educating young people about the danger of fatigue and has been to hundreds of schools spreading Carmen s message and tells students about the beautiful, vivacious daughter he lost.
New speed safety cameras being trialled on M7 motorway after data shows four in ten drivers are breaking speed limits
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A new speed safety camera system is to be trialled on the M7 motorway which runs through Laois because nearly 40% of motorists are breaking the limit while many don t slow down in bad weather, according to Gardaí
As part of a pilot project in Limerick, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the Roads Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána have confirmed the installation of motorway average speed safety cameras.
Gardaí say that analysis of traffic data by TII shows that speeding is typical of driver behaviour on low traffic volume sections of the motorway network throughout the country. They say this type of driver behaviour is very dangerous, and it is compounded during rain or hail showers increasing the potential of serious accidents.
A NEW speed safety camera system is to be installed on a section of the main Limerick to Nenagh motorway, it has been announced. As part of a pilot project,&nbs.
An identical system has been operational in the Dublin Port Tunnel since 2017.
The installation of the system at the M7 sites began on 8 March and will be followed by a period of testing.
The roadside equipment will include the yellow poles and cameras traditionally associated with speed cameras and the specific locations have been chosen due frequent hail showers, resulting in increased collision frequency in the area.
An Garda Síochána has said no date has been confirmed for the system to go live, but said there will be a formal announcement at least 10 days before the system is operational.