A recent report by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has revealed alarming statistics regarding road safety in Ireland. Despite efforts to improve road conditions, Ireland finds itself in third place within the EU for road traffic deaths on rural roads. Shockingly, over two-thirds of road accident fatalities in Ireland occur on these interior routes. … Read more
During a 24-hour national “Slow Down” day, more than 200 drivers were caught exceeding the speed limit, according to the garda. The ‘Slow Down’ operation took place from 7 a.m. yesterday till 7 a.m. today. 211 drivers were caught exceeding the speed limit, according to Garda and GoSafe, who examined the speed of 140,720 cars … Read more
As part of National Slow Down Day, over 600 drivers were caught speeding over the period of the last 24 hours. GoSafe monitored the speed of 173,811 vehicles from 7 a.m. yesterday to 7 a.m. today. In the course of these 24 hours, 628 vehicles were found to be driving faster than the posted speed … Read more
The garda will now issue fines to more than 1,000 drivers who were caught speeding on Irish roads during the last several days. Over the weekend, speeds of up to 170 km/h were recorded, but the majority of the vehicles inspected were travelling at the posted speed limit. In total, 467 drivers were caught speeding … Read more
A 24 hours operation by Garda to crack down on speeding motorists, resulted in more than 1,000 drivers being hit with penalties and speeding fines. Operation Slowdown began at 7 am on Thursday and concluded this morning, running in support of a road safety appeal ahead of the June bank holiday weekend. The operation by … Read more