The "Slowdown” operation commenced at 7:00am this morning (25/5/2018) and will continue until 7:00am Saturday morning. Since the operation commenced An Garda Síochána and GoSafe have checked the speed of in excess of 80,000 vehicles. 121 vehicles have been detected travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.
Some of the notable incidents and detections include -
60km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R810 James's Street, Dublin 8
70km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R445 Ballymany, Newbridge, Kildare
79km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R563 Faha East, Faha, Kerry
89km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N25 Ballybrennan, Big Rosslare Strand, Wexford (Truck - limit 80 KPH Speed Limit in a 100KPH Zone)
93km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N17 Falnasoogaun, Ropefield, Ballymote, Sligo (Truck - limit 80 KPH Speed Limit in a 100KPH Zone)
109km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N25 Loughaderry, Midleton, Cork
119km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N69 Ahalahana, Moyvane, Kerry
135km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M9 Danesfort, Kilkenny
150km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M7 Ballyadding, Ballybrittas, Laois
Notable Incidents include:
70km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R445, Ballymany, Newbridge, Kildare
78km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R563, Faha, East Faha, Kerry
139km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M7, Ballyadding, Ballybrittas, Laois
135km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M9, Danesfort, Kilkenny
109km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N25, Loughaderry, Midleton, Cork
93km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N17, Falnasoogaun Or, Ropefield, Ballymote, Sligo
132km/h in a 100km/h Zone Minish, Killarney
144km/h in a 100km/h Zone N2, Monaghan
140km/h in a 100km/h Zone N2, Monaghan
Further information can be found on our Twitter account @gardatraffic #SlowDownDay
