MORE than 1,000 vehicles were clocked speeding in Ireland during a 24-hour policing operation.
National Slow Down Day took place yesterday (August 31) with Gardaí carrying out speed checks across the country.
The initiative ran for 24 hours from midnight on August 30 until August 31.
It saw more than 1000 drivers caught driving over the speed limit, the police force has confirmed.
One driver was clocked doing 194kmph in a 100kmph speed zone in Donegal.
Another was caught doing 128kmph in an 80kmph zone in Kildare, while in Galway a vehicle was clocked doing 104kmph in a 50kmph zone.
“An Garda Síochána, with our road safety partner GoSafe, carries out speed enforcement on a daily basis and also conducts a number of high-profile National #SlowDown Days every year,” the police force said in a statement issued today.
“The aim of National #SlowDown Days is to remind motorists of the serious risks associated with excessive or inappropriate speed, promote greater compliance with speed limits and support efforts to deter and detect dangerous driving behaviours,” they explained.
“Yesterday’s initiative sought to promote safer driving and reduce speed-related collisions nationwide, coinciding with the first full week of schools reopening across the country when there are higher volumes of traffic on our roads,” they added.
“There was also a specific focus in relation to traffic activity in the vicinity of schools at opening and closing times.”
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