Speeding motorists targeted as national Slow Down Day begins

The aim of national Slow Down Day is to promote safer driving behaviour among motorists, and to encourage all of society to help prevent road traffic collisions. Picture: Dan Linehan

Speeding motorists will be targeted by gardaí as part of the latest national Slow Down Day which began at 7am on Friday.

As part of the operation, there will be high visibility speed enforcement across the country's road network for the next 24 hours.