Slow Down Day
speeding in Donegal
28.03.21
NATIONAL Slow Down Day was
held over a 24-hour period between 7am on Friday, 26th
March, to 7am on Saturday, 27th March. Gardaí and GoSafe
checked 150,605 vehicles and detected 994 vehicles
travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit,
including a vehicle travelling at 122km/h in a 50km/h
zone in Donegal.
Speaking following the awareness campaign Chief
Superintendent Ray McMahon, Roads Policing Bureau said:
"It is concerning that despite advanced warning and our
widely circulated appeals to slow down that a
significant number of motorists still failed to drive
safely within the applicable speed limit. In the course
of today’s campaign we detected a number of vehicles
which were being driven at well in excess of the speed
limit”. |
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Among the detections in
Donegal during the course of ‘Slow Down Day’ were:
• 122km/h in a 50km/h zone on the R265 Porthall,
Ballindrait
• 90km/h in a 60km/h zone on the N15 Mullandrait,
Stranorlar
• 85km/h in a 60km/h zone on the R267 Portnason,
Ballyshannon
Chief Superintendent Ray McMahon continued: "If a
pedestrian or other vulnerable road-user is hit by a
vehicle travelling at such speeds, unfortunately the
outcome will inevitably be a serious injury or fatality.
I would like to thank our partners the RSA and TII for
their co-operation / assistance in today’s campaign, and
GoSafe who carry out speed enforcement on behalf of An
Garda Síochána.
Of course I would also like to thank the majority of
those who continue to travel within the speed limits. I
would reiterate once again that this appeal to slow down
is not only for one day, but for every day.
We will continue to maintain our focus on non-compliant
drivers as they pose a risk to themselves and other road
users". |
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