Dramatic increase in drivers staying within speed limit with new average speed cameras

Warning signs for safety cameras in Co Meath. A new system of average speed safety cameras has seen a dramatic increase in compliance of drivers staying under an average speed of 120kph on a motorway in Co Tipperary. Picture: Colin Keegan

Dramatic increases have been recorded in the proportion of motorists who stay within the 120kph speed limit on a stretch of the M7 in Co Tipperary following enforcement of a new average speed safety camera system since the end of April.

New figures show that 96% of motorists now comply with the legal speed limit over a 15km stretch of the M7 between Junction 26 (Nenagh West) and Junction 27 (Birdhill) compared to  59% in 2016.