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.
Updated / Tuesday, 9 Mar 2021
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An identical system has been operational within the Dublin Port Tunnel since mid-2017
Average speed zone cameras are being installed on a stretch of the M7 motorway in Co Tipperary.
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), the Roads Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána have announced the installation of the new speed safety cameras between Junction 26 - Nenagh (West) and Junction 27 - Birdhill, covering both directions.
It will be Ireland s first mainline motorway-based system.
The installation of equipment at the M7 sites got under way yesterday and will be followed by a period of testing and commissioning.
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.
Ireland’s first motorway average speed camera system is being installed on a stretch of the M7 in north Tipperary. Work began yesterday to set up the pilot project between Junction 26 Nenagh West and Junction 27 Birdhill in both directions. Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the Roads Safety Authority and the Gardaí have announced the measure, citing […]