Motorist detected speeding in Drogheda as part of National Slow Down Day checks

Gardai say GoSafe have detected a vehicle travelling at 138km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M1 Mell Drogheda Meath as part of checks carried out yesterday, on National Slow Down Day.

During the 24 hour period of National Slow Down Day (07:00 to 07:00), GoSafe checked the speed of 173,811 vehicles and detected 628 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.

Examples of motorists putting themselves and others at risk include:

• 117km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N6 Baile An Phoill Gaillimh Gaillimh
• 92km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N4 Drishoge Carrick-On-Shannon Roscommon
• 92km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the Monaghan Road Castleblayney Monaghan
• 122km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N4 Doddsborough Lucan Dublin
• 159km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N25 Ballyadam Carrigtwohill Cork
• 139km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N24 Woodrooff Clonmel Tipperary
• 153km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M6 An Carn Mór Thiar Órán Mór Gaillimh
• 113km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R445 Greatheath Portlaoise Laois
• 126km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N21 Tooreenmore Knocknagoshel Kerry
• 115km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R513 Herbertstown Herbertstown Limerick

The aim of "Slow Down Day” is to remind drivers of the dangers of speeding, to increase compliance with speed limits and act as a deterrent to driving at excessive or inappropriate speed. The overall objective is to reduce the number of speed related collisions, save lives and reduce injuries on our roads.

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 our roads.