Multiple drivers caught speeding on 'Slow Down Day'

In just the first five hours of National Slow Down Day, February 28, multiple drivers were detected speeding across Cavan and Monaghan.

By the time the Celt went to print this afternoon, GoSafe had checked the speed of 53,951 vehicles and detected 129 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.

One motorist was cause speeding 90km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N3 Lisgrea Virginia.

Where there is detection below the speed limit, An Garda Siochana explained, it refers to a car towing (with an applicable speed limit of 80km/h) or a HGV truck travelling above the legal limit.

Two more motorists were caught speeding in neighbouring Monaghan.

One driver was detected driving 92km/h in a 60km/h zone on Monaghan Road, Castleblayney, and another clocked driving 77km/h in a 60km/h zone on the Castleblaney Road, Carrickmacross.

‘Slow Down Day’ is supported by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and other stakeholders, and extends until 7am on Wednesday, March 1.

The operation consists of high visibility speed enforcement across the national road network.

The aim of ‘Slow Down Day’ is to remind drivers of the dangers of speeding, to increase compliance with speed limits and act as a deterrent to driving at excessive or inappropriate speed, say gardaí.

Recent Garda enforcement data and RSA research demonstrate that drivers continue to speed.

During 2022, 73% of fatal collisions occurred on rural (80km/h or more) roads with 27% on urban roads.