Issue Date: 2nd June 2022
In the first five hours of the 24 hour National Slow Down, GoSafe checked the speed of 40,917 vehicles and detected 209 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.
Examples of motorists putting themselves and others at risk include:
- 140km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N4 Doddsborough Lucan Dublin
- 87km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N11 Morehampton Road Dublin 4 Dublin
- 86km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Leopardstown Road Dublin18 Dublin
- 84km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Cork Street Dublin8 Dublin
- 81km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Bridge Street Kilcormac Offaly
- 78km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Church Street Clara Offaly
- 74km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R135 Coolshannagh Monaghan Monaghan
- 72km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N72 Fossa Killarney Kerry
- 71km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Limerick Road Charleville Cork
- 69km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Dodder View Road Dublin14 Dublin
- 109km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R178 Redbog Carrickmacross Louth
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.
Further updates will follow.
