Limerick motorists fined for speeding during National Slowdown Day
A NUMBER of motorists were issued with fines after they were caught speeding in Limerick during National Slow Down Day.
The detections - at various locations - were made by members of the Roads Policing Unit and the fleet of GoSafe vans as part of the 24-hour operation which concluded at 7am this Saturday.
Supported by the Road Safety Authority, the aim of National Slow Down Day, which runs twice a year, 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 gardai the speed of 225,685 vehicles was checked across the country resulting in the detection of 592 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.
Some of the notable detections in the Limerick division include a motorist travelling at 124km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N18 at Ballinacurra West; a motorist travelling at 67km/h in a 50km/h zone on the Dock Road in Limerick city; a motorist travelling at 108km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N21 at Blossomhill Rathkeale, a motorist travelling at 92km/h in a 80km/h zone on the N24 Grange West, Caherconlish and a motorist travelling at 123km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N21 Rineroe Adare.
In another incident, a vehicle was caught travelling at 123km/h in a 100km/h zone on the main N20 Limerick to Cork road at Creggane near Charleville while another motorist was detected travelling a 119km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N18 at Clonmoney West near Bunratty.