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Drivers asked to observe 'Slow
Down Day'
16.10.18
DRIVERS in Inishowen
are being urged to observe national Slow Down Day on
Friday as gardaí conduct a nationwide speed
crackdown.
The event, in conjunction with the Road Safety
Authority, will run for 24 hours from 7am on Friday,
October 19 to 7am on Saturday morning.
"The objective is to reduce the number of speed
related collisions, save lives and reduce injuries
on our roads. The aim of Slow Down day is to remind
drivers of the dangers of speeding, increase
compliance with speed limits and act as a deterrent
to driving at excessive or inappropriate speed,"
gardaí said in a statement. |
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Among recent garda speeding
detections is 134 km/h in a 100 km/h zone in
Letterkenny. |
It said in terms of
road safety, 2017 was the lowest on record with 157
road deaths.
"Excessive and inappropriate speed is a major
contributory factor in road traffic collisions,
further confirmed by the recent RSA report on fatal
collisions between 2008 and 2012 which found that
excessive speed was a contributory factor in one
third of all fatal collisions during that time. The
higher the speed, the greater the likelihood is of a
collision happening and the more severe the outcome
of that collision."
Meanwhile, Chief Superintendent Finbarr Murphy of
the Roads Policing Bureau added: "Please do the
right thing and stick to all posted speed limits,
not just on Slow Down Day but every day, and if
conditions dictate reduce speed even further.”
The operation will consist of high visibility garda
presence in speed enforcement zones, which now
number over 1,000, as well as the delivery of a road
safety message through the use of national, local
and social media. Among recent garda speeding
detections is 134 km/h in a 100 km/h zone in
Letterkenny. |
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