National Slow Down Day results

An Garda Síochána and GoSafe checked 164,032 vehicles during National Slow Down Day – between 7am on Friday October 19 and 7am on Saturday October 20.

In total 276 vehicles were detected travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.

An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority would like to thank the drivers who were compliant and drove within the speed limit. 

Chief Superintendent Finbarr Murphy of the Roads Policing Bureau said: “National Slow Down day is about making our roads and our communities safer. 

“When someone decides to speed they put members of their community at risk, including children, older people, cyclists and other motorists. 

“I would like to thank the drivers who were monitored and were driving safely within the speed limits. 

“These drivers were behaving responsibly and did not put other road users at risk.

We would appeal to all road users to always drive safely and within the speed limit, not just on National Slow Down Day.”

 

Notable incidents and detections

82kmh in a 50kmh Zone on the N63 Moylough More Moylough Galway

75kmh in a 50kmh Zone on the R810 Mount Brown Dublin8 Dublin

74kmh in a 50kmh Zone on the R390 Gneevestown, Loughnavalley Westmeath

74kmh in a 50kmh Zone on the R333 Thomastown Belclare Galway

94kmh in a 60kmh Zone on the N11 Stillorgan Road Stillorgan Dublin

83kmh in a 60kmh Zone on the N25 Cloncoskoran Dungarvan Waterford

104kmh in a 80kmh Zone on the R148 Moyvally Broadford Kildare

100kmh in a 80kmh Zone on the R352 Moymore Tulla Clare

99kmh in a 80kmh Zone on the R690 Killaghy Mullinahone Tipperary

99kmh in a 80kmh Zone on the R445 Morristown Upper Newbridge Kildare

99kmh in a 80kmh Zone on the N56 Drumark Donegal

133kmh in a 100kmh Zone on the N26 Ballynahaglish Ballina Mayo

128kmh in a 100kmh Zone on the N20 Kilmona Grenagh Cork

126kmh in a 100kmh Zone on the R448 Prumpelstown Castledermot Kildare

125kmh in a 100kmh Zone on the N2 Reaghstown Ardee Louth