Alert: Speeding detections in Limerick and Clare during National Slow Down Day
GARDAI have made several detections for speeding at locations across Limerick and Clare during the first few hours of a special 24-hour operation.
The detections were made as part of Operation Slow Down which began at 7am and continues until 7am on Satiurday
Supported by the Road Safety Authority, the aim of National 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.
According to an update, released this Friday lunchtime, there have been a number of notable speeding detections across the country, including in Limerick and Clare.
They include a motorist travelling at 88km/h in a 80km/h zone on the R513 at Ballynamona Hospital, Limerick and a motorist travelling at 129km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M18 at Ballyconneely, Newmarket On Fergus, Clare.
Other detections, which have been highlighted by gardai include a motorist caught travelling at 145km/h in a 120km/h zone on the M8 at Ballinglanna North, Kilworth Cork and a motorist caught travelling at 149km/h in a 120km/h zone on the M6 at An Carn Mór, Thiar Órán Mór, Gaillimh.
An Garda Síochána continues to appeal to drivers to comply with speed limits in order to reduce the number of speed related collisions, save lives and reduce injuries on the roads.
So far this year, more than 180 people have died in Irish roads - more than for all of 2022.