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Tuesday 26 September 2023 Dublin: 16°C

# national slow down day

This month
September 2023
# speed limits
Use of speed cameras to increase by 20% following 'worrying increase' in road deaths
Justice Minister Helen McEntee said an additional €1.2 million is to be allocated for GoSafe vans to provide extra monitoring.
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Sep 4th 2023, 5:24 PM
# Road Safety
127 vehicles found to be speeding in first five hours of National Slow Down Day
Gardaí said today’s awareness initiative has heightened ‘urgency and relevance’ following several tragic crashes in recent weeks.
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106
Updated
Sep 4th 2023, 12:35 PM
This year
2023
# national slow down day
'117km/h in a 50km/h zone': More than 600 drivers caught speeding by Gardaí in past 24 hours
628 vehicles were detected travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit during the 24 hour period.
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Mar 1st 2023, 8:25 AM
Last year
2022
# Road Safety
Motorist caught driving 135km/h in 80km/h zone on National Slow Down Day
In the first five hours of National Slow Down Day, 270 drivers were caught speeding.
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Updated
Dec 23rd 2022, 2:40 PM
# speed limit
Motorist caught driving 90km/h in a 50km/h zone on National Slow Down Day
Another driver was caught travelling 152km/h in a 120km area.
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Mar 1st 2022, 10:05 PM
All time
# Road Safety
Gardaí catch 316 motorists speeding during first eleven hours of National Slow Down Day
Gardaí will particularly be focusing on rural roads throughout the day.
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Updated
Oct 21st 2021, 5:00 PM
# Road Safety
Gardaí catch 532 motorists speeding during first nine hours of National Slow Down Day
The detection was made as part of National Slow Down Day.
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Updated
Dec 11th 2020, 6:11 PM
# slow down
'Lowering speed is crucial': Gardaí detect motorist driving 138km/h in an 80km/h zone
The driver was detected speeding during An Garda Síochána’s National Slow Down Day today.
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Oct 18th 2019, 8:08 PM
# Dangerous Driving
'154km/h in 100 zone': Gardaí catch 304 drivers above speed limit on national slow down day
Over the 24-hour period, gardaí and GoSafe checked a total of 195,768 vehicles.
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May 25th 2019, 2:03 PM
# Dangerous Driving
'143km in 100 zone': Gardaí catch 130 speeding drivers on national slow down day
A 24-hour speed enforcement operation got underway at 7am today.
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May 24th 2019, 3:07 PM
# push it to the limit
'171km in 120 zone': Gardaí catch 226 drivers above the speed limit on national slow down day
The vast majority of motorists checked respected the speed limit for national slow down day.
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May 27th 2017, 11:57 AM
# slow down
341 drivers caught speeding in 24-hour garda crackdown
Gardaí have thanked the tens of thousands of drivers on Irish roads who were found to be compliant.
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Oct 22nd 2016, 1:35 PM