National Slow Down Day; driver caught doing 138kmh in a 120kmh near Tyrrellspass

National Slow Down Day: update 1

In the first two hours of National Slow Down Day, GoSafe checked the speed of 19,795 vehicles and detected 26 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.

Examples of high speeds include:

• 63kmh in a 50kmh zone on the Main Street, Newtownforbes, Longford

• 63kmh in a 50kmh zone on the Clogher Road, Dublin 12

• 87kmh in a 60kmh zone on the R267 Portnason, Ballyshannon, Donegal

• 85kmh in a 60kmh zone on the Clones Road, Monaghan

• 78kmh in a 60kmh zone on the R188 Doocassan, Drung, Cavan

• 74kmh in a 60kmh zone on the Rathdown Road, Greystones, Wicklow

• 121kmh in a 100kmh zone on the N11 Mt Kennedy Demesne, Newtownmountkennedy, Wicklow

• 138kmh in a 120kmh zone on the M6 Killavally, Tyrrellspass

• 137kmh in a 120kmh zone on the M18 Ballyconneely, Newmarket On Fergus, Clare

An Garda Síochána continues to appeal to drivers to comply with speed limits in order to reduce the number of speed related collisions, save lives and reduce injuries on the roads.