Kildare gardai detect speeding vehicles in built-up area of Celbridge
KC-RPU recently carried out speed checks in Celbridge, Kildare
Kildare Carlow Roads Policing Unit (KC-RPU) recently carried out speed checks in a 50 kph zone in Celbridge.
According to gardai, this is a built-up area, with schools, housing estates, pedestrian walkways, cycleways, traffic lights and pedestrian crossings all along this stretch of road.
Several motorists were detected travelling at speeds of up to 76 kph in the 50 kph zone.
All motorists detected speeding were issued with Fixed Charge Penalty Notices (FCPNs) of €160 and three penalty points.
A garda spokesperson said: “This is where children walk to school, people cycle and families cross the road. A 50 kph speed limit is not a suggestion. It is there for a reason.
“50 kph means 50 kph. Not 76 kph. Speed kills. Slow down. Get the point, not the points.”