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12th Dec 2020

892 people caught speeding as part of National Slow Down Day

Alan Loughnane

National Slow Down Day

One motorist was caught travelling 188km/h in a 120km/h zone.

Nearly 900 motorists were caught exceeding the applicable speed limit around the country during the 24-hour National Slow Down Day.

One person was caught travelling at 188km/h in a 120km/h zone on the M7 near Naas in Kildare.

Between 7am on Friday and 7am on Saturday, 892 vehicles were detected travelling over the speed limit.

In total, An Garda Síochána and GoSafe checked 186,125 vehicles over the 24 hour period.

An Garda Siochana and the Road Safety Authority expressed their thanks to all the drivers they found to be compliant with the speed limits.

See some notable detections over the 24 hour period of National Slow Down Day:

• 97km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R680 Cork Road Waterford Waterford
• 94km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N20 Commons Road Cork Cork
• 110km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R147 Piercetown Dunboyne Meath
• 91km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N20 Kilknockan Mallow Cork
• 83km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N6 Baile An Phoill Gaillimh Gaillimh
• 99km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N11 Wingfield Bray Wicklow
• 161km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N60 Cloonagrasson Ballintubber Roscommon
• 162km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N21 Castlematrix Rathkeale Limerick
• 153km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N61 Mullymucks Roscommon Roscommon
• 76km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Ballinacurra Road Limerick Limerick
• 74km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R352 Cloghleagh Ennis Clare
• 88km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N25 Lemybrien Lemybrien Waterford
• 73km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Amiens Street Dublin1 Dublin
• 72km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R600 Corruragh Riverstick Cork
• 114km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N55 Ballykeeran Athlone Westmeath
• 71km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R162 Lisanisky Kingscourt Cavan
• 71km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R683 Knockboy Waterford Waterford
• 71km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R612 Knocknagore Crosshaven Cork
• 70km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N52 Ballycollin Lower Kilcormac Offaly
• 137km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N7 Brownsbarn Dublin22 Dublin
• 82km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N24 Powerstown Demesne Clonmel Tipperary
• 68km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R118 Rock Road Dublin4 Dublin
• 68km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R527 Ballysimon Road Limerick Limerick
• 68km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the L1601 Knockmacrory Roosky Leitrim
• 67km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N69 Cloonalour Tralee Kerry
• 106km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R148 Kilmurry Enfield Meath
• 106km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R360 Parkbaun Williamstown Galway
• 66km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Boreenmanna Road Cork Cork
• 132km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N4 Clongawny Mullingar Westmeath
• 132km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N18 Clonmoney North Bunratty Clare
• 65km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R707 Burgagery Lands East Clonmel Tipperary
• 65km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R446 Bunnavally Athlone Westmeath
• 65km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R522 Appletown Feohanagh Limerick
• 78km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R463 Gortatogher Parteen Clare
• 77km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N20 Ballyfookeen Bruree Limerick
• 64km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R336 Baile Na Habhann Na Forbacha Gaillimh
• 64km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R521 Ardagh Limerick
• 102km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N4 Palmerston Upper Dublin22 Dublin
• 116km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R132 Gormanstown Meath
• 76km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R726 Pollerton Big Carlow Carlow
• 101km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N17 Carrowclare Lavagh Sligo
• 63km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N62 Kiltillane Templemore Tipperary
• 126km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N71 Ballinvrinsig Waterfall Cork
• 151km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M7 Derrymore Roscrea Tipperary
• 125km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the R238 Elaghbeg Burnfoot Donegal
• 150km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M1 Lisdornan Julianstown Meath
• 188km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M7 Ladytown Naas Kildare
• 62km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N78 Drumgoole Castlecomer Kilkenny
• 62km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R510 Dock Road Limerick Limerick
• 62km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Douglas Road Cork Cork
• 123km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N3 Lavey Stradone Cavan

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