Motorist in Donegal clocks 157km/h on Bank Holiday road safety operation weekend
The majority of motorists are travelling within the designated speed, however, 283 drivers have been detected and some have been especially dangerous, with three of the worst cases mentioned officially being from Donegal
A driver in Donegal was clocked doing 157km/h on the weekend of the October Bank Holiday road safety operation.
Gardaí are out detecting poor driving behaviours such as driving above the speed limit and 127,176 vehicles have been checked for speeding since Friday morning.
The majority of motorists are travelling within the designated speed, however, 283 drivers have been detected and some have been especially dangerous, with three of the worst cases mentioned officially being from Donegal.
The 157km/h was pulled on the R238 in a 100km/h zone at Tromaty, Quigleys Point, while another was caught at a speed of 122km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N13, Maghera Beg, Manorcunningham, and another at 95km/h in a 60km/h zone on the N13, Carrowreagh, Bridgend.
Commenting on these detections, Chief Superintendent of the Garda National Roads Policing Bureau, Jane Humphries said: "Our October Bank Holiday roads policing operation has been underway since first thing Thursday morning and while we are generally seeing good levels of compliance with speed limits on roads around Ireland, I am gravely concerned by the risks taken by some drivers and the two fatal road traffic collisions.
"Please slow down and drive safely today and over the rest of the long weekend as so many of us take to the roads.”