Gardaí target speeding cars over next 24 hours

Gardaí are clamping down on speeding today, as 'National Slow Down Day' begins.

The 24-hour operation will target drivers who are speeding - and aims to increase compliance with speed limits.

Last year, saw an increase in road deaths in this country - 195 people lost their lives.

Pearse St Traffic give a thumbs Up for Operation Slowdown which starts tomorrow so SLOWDOWN pic.twitter.com/wL7kGstMHi

— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) August 27, 2015

As part of the campaign, gardaí released figures showing more than 100,000 speeding fines were issued by Gardaí in the first six months of the year.

90% of motorists fined were travelling more than 10 kilometres over the speed limit, and the majority of speeding fines are issued in 50 kph zones.