An Garda Síochána conducted an intensive national speed enforcement operation for a 24 hour period from 7.00am Friday 28th to 7.00am Saturday 29th August 2015. This national ‘Slow Down’ day, was supported by the Road Safety Authority and other stakeholders.
The objective of operation “Slow Down” is to reduce the number of speed related collisions, save lives and reduce injuries on our roads. The aim is to get drivers to slow down by reminding them of the dangers of speeding, increasing compliance with speed limits and acting as a deterrent to driving at excessive and inappropriate speed.
Between 07.00 Friday and 07.00 Saturday , GoSafe checked the speed of 115,003 vehicles with 451 vehicles detected travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit. This is a compliance rate of 99.6% within the monitored zones.
Notable incidents over the 24 hour period include:
141 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the R238 Ture, Muff, Donegal
133 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the R446 Curragh, Aughrim, Galway
86 km/h in a 50 km/h zone on the Ballybough Road, Dublin 3, Dublin
93 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on N25 Garranbaun, Dungarvan, Waterford
125 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N25 Parkeennaglogh, Kilmacthomas, Waterford.
148 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N55 near the town of Glasson in Westmeath
144 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N6 Clonbrusk, Athlone, Westmeath
105 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on the R166 Drumleck, Castlebellingham, Louth
118 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on the R772 in Gorey
119 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on the R173 in Ballyonan in Co. Louth
108 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on the R267 Bundoran
124 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N5 Castlebar
