LIMERICK motorists have been urged to reduce speed and take extra care on the roads as national ‘Slow Down’ day takes place on this Friday.
Members of the Limerick Divisional Garda Traffic Corp will conduct a speed enforcement operation, supported by the Road Safety Authority and other stakeholders, for a 24 hour period from 7am on Friday, October 21 to 7am on Saturday, October 22.
The objective is to reduce the number of speed related collisions, save lives and reduce injuries on our roads.
The aim of the national “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.
Last week, a motorcyclist was detected travelling at over 200km/h at an area of the M20 in Limerick where a child was killed last month.
Gardai say they want the public to slow down as road death figures continue to rise during 2016.
Excessive speed is a major contributory factor in road traffic collisions and this was further confirmed by the recent RSA report on fatal collisions between 2008 and 2012 which found that speed was a contributory factor in one third of all fatal collisions during that time.
Friday’s 24-hour operation will consist of high visibility speed enforcement activities to include all 1,031 speed enforcement zones, as well as the delivery of a road safety message through the use of national, local and social media.
“Road safety is not just a job for the Gardaí or the Road Safety Authority, it is everyone’s responsibility to act and be safe on our roads”, is the message from An Garda Siochana.
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