Garda operation catches more than 450 speeding drivers

Sat, 28 Mar, 2015 - 09:02

More than 450 drivers were detected speeding between 7am yesterday morning and 7am today during 'Operation Slow Down'.

Gardaí launched the 24-hour initiative in an effort to reduce the number of speed-related collisions and officers say reports from around the country show the message was heeded, and there was a visible reduction in speed.

During the operation, GoSafe checked 104,966 vehicles and detected 454 vehicles speeding.

However, one of the highest recorded incidents of non-compliance showed one motorist driving at 124 kilometres per hour in a 100 kilometres zone on the N18 Cratloekeel in Clare.

Another motorist was caught travelling at the same speed on the N5 at Ballymacrah in Castlebar Co Mayo.

Gardaí are asking motorists to continue to drive safely and to slow down.

Here are more incidents of non-compliant motorists:

· 84 km/h in a 50 km/h zone on the N21 Adare, Limerick

· 93 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on the R245 Magheranan, Letterkenny, Donegal

· 122 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N4 Cloongad, Riverstown, Sligo

· 123 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N25 Luffany, Glenmore, Kilkenny

· 103 km/h in an 80km/h zone on the R733 Ballyknock, Ballymitty Wexford

· 122 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N80 Coolhenry, Ballickmoyler, Laois

· 114 km/h in an 80 km/h zone on the R314 Laghtadawannagh, Ballina, Mayo

· 124 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N11 Scarawalsh, Enniscorthy, Wexford

· 89 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on the Clontarf Road, Dublin 3