1,675 vehicles were detected travelling in excess of speed limits over 24 hours.
A motorbike was detected travelling at 182km/h in a 50 km/h zone in Offaly during National Slow Down Day.
Gardaí say the incident occurred on Church Street in the town of Clara as they conducted the national speed enforcement operation.
It took place for a 24-hour period from 7am on Tuesday to 7am on Wednesday and consisted of high visibility speed enforcement in 1,322 speed enforcement zones.
Supported by the Road Safety Authority, Gardaí say the aim of National Slow Down Day is to remind drivers of the dangers of speeding, to increase compliance with speed limits and to act as a deterrent to driving at excessive or inappropriate speed.
During the operation, An Garda Síochána and GoSafe detected 1,675 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limits.
Examples of some of the speeds detected in the course of the operation included:
- 122km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N2 Annamarran Carrickmacross Monaghan
- 152km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M7 Mooretown Kildare Kildare
- 94km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Main Street Oola Limerick
- 119km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N4 Doddsborough Lucan Dublin
- 124km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N13 Listellian Letterkenny Donegal
- 109km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R577 Coolnageragh Castleisland Kerry
- 105km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R178 Redbog Carrickmacross Louth
- 182km/h in 50 km/h Zone on Church Street Clara Offaly* Motorbike
- 95km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R139 Belcamp Dublin 17 Dublin
- 130km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the M50 Tymon North Dublin 24 Dublin
- 92km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R680 Adamstown Kilmeaden Waterford
- 90km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Cork Street Dublin 8 Dublin
- 89km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Skehard Road Cork Cork
- 80km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R339 Monivea Road Galway Galway
- 79km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Davis Road Clonmel Tipperary
- 78km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R265 Porthall Ballindrait Donegal
- 78km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N6 Baile An Phoill Gaillimh Gaillimh
- 77km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N72 Fossa Killarney Kerry
- 75km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Dodder View Road Dublin 14 Dublin
- 90km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R267 Portnason Ballyshannon Donegal
- 73km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Bridge Street Kilcormac Offaly
- 72km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R600 Ballindeenisk Belgooly Cork
- 115km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the M50 Kilmore Big Dublin 17 Dublin
- 86km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R463 Rosmadda West Parteen Clare
- 114km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N4 Ballydowd Lucan Dublin
- 71km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N22 Farranfore Farranfore Kerry
- 85km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R188 Doocassan Drung Cavan
- 70km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Church Road Carrigaline Cork
- 70km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R194 Mullagh Cavan
- 70km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the L2211 Coolroe Ballincollig Cork
- 69km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R510 Dock Road Limerick Limerick
- 69km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N15 Ballinphull Cliffoney Sligo
- 68km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N80 Main Street Stradbally Laois
- 81km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N15 Mullandrait Stranorlar Donegal
- 78km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N63 Mountbellew Demesne Mountbellew Galway
“I want to once again thank the vast majority of drivers who drive safely within the speed limits,” Chief Superintendent Michael Hennebry, Garda National Roads Policing Bureau, said in a statement following the operation.
“Unfortunately, we have yet again seen during our ‘Slow Down’ campaign that there are still a minority of drivers who choose to ignore the legal speed limits and public warnings.
“We will continue to focus on those non-compliant drivers who drive in excess of the speed limit, posing a significant risk to themselves and other road users.
“Please remember that each time a driver exceeds a speed limit it could result in a serious injury or fatal collision.
“Please continue to support our efforts to reduce road fatalities and serious injuries.”
Main image via Twitter/An Garda Síochána
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