Gardaí detect 419 vehicles speeding in 24 hours

An Garda Síochána appealed to drivers to increase compliance with speed limits in order to reduce the number of speed-related collisions.

Gardaí detected 419 vehicles speeding during a clampdown over the last 24 hours.

As part of National Slow Down Day, gardaí and GoSafe checked the speed of more than 192,000 vehicles at different locations around the country.

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Among the 419 vehicles which gardaí said were putting themselves and others at risk, were:

• a motorist travelling at 134km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N18 Ballinacurra (Weston) in Limerick
• another travelling at 114km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N62 Clongower, Thurles Tipperary.
• someone travelling at 135km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N7 Brownsbarn in Dublin

Speaking following the awareness campaign Superintendent Tom Murphy, Garda National Roads Policing Bureau praised the "vast majority of drivers" who drove safely and within the relevant speed limits. 

"Speed is the main contributing factor in many of the crashes on our roads, which all too often devastatingly result in the loss of lives of our neighbours, friends, members of our communities and our loved ones. This needless loss must stop," said Supt Murphy.

"Unfortunately there are still a number who continue to break the law and drive excessively. An Garda Síochána will continue to focus our enforcement efforts on these motorists as we strive to reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on our roads.”

Supt Murphy reiterated that the appeal to slow down "is not only for one day, but for every day".