Limerick motorists among 900 targeted during National Slow Down Day
A MOTORIST in Cappamore is one of over 900 from across the country who were detected speeding during An Garda Síochána's National Slow Down Day.
The driver was found to be travelling at 104km/h in a 60km/h zone in the Cappamore area, while another was caught doing 91km/h in a 50km/h zone on the Dock Road in the city.
National Slow Down Day ran from 7am on Thursday, February 29 2024 to 7am on Friday, March 1.
A spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said that across the country, gardaí arrested three drivers detected speeding on suspicion of dangerous driving, while a further three drivers detected speeding were subsequently arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
The coordinated day-of-action targets speed offences and is aimed at reducing the number of people being killed on roads in Ireland.
In the first 59 days of 2024, 36 people have been killed in fatal road traffic collisions on Irish roads. That is four more lives than on this day last year.
Examples of motorists putting themselves and others at risk include over the 24-hour period are:
- 101km/h in a 50km/h Zone in the Castlemaine area of Kerry
- 97km/h in a 50km/h Zone in the Castleisland area of Kerry
- 91km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R510 Dock Road Limerick
- 108km/h in a 60km/h Zone in the Ballymun area of Dublin
- 107km/h in a 60km/h Zone in the Athy area of Kildare
- 104km/h in a 60km/h Zone in the Cappamore area of Limerick
- 129km/h in a 80km/h Zone in the Roosky area of Roscommon
- 122km/h in a 80km/h Zone in the Órán Mór area of Galway
- 115km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N4 Palmerston Upper Dublin 22
- 160km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N7 Castlewarden South Kill Kildare
- 152km/h in a 100km/h Zone in the Rathfarnham area of Dublin
- 145km/h in a 100km/h Zone in the Barraduff area of Kerry
- 174km/h in a 120km/h Zone in the Goresbridge area of Kilkenny
- 172km/h in a 120km/h Zone in the Dundalk area of Louth
- 165km/h in a 120km/h Zone in the Arklow area of Wicklow