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AN Garda Síochána will conduct a national speed enforcement operation ‘Slow Down’ tomorrow, supported by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and other stakeholders, for a 24-hour period from 7am on Friday to 7am on Saturday.
The aim of “Slow Down Day” is to remind drivers of the dangers of speeding, to increase compliance with speed limits and act as a deterrent to driving at excessive or inappropriate speed.
Speed enforcement during ‘Slow Down Day’ will consist of high visibility speed enforcement in the speed enforcement zones around Kerry and the rest of the country.
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The overall objective is to reduce the number of speed related collisions, save lives and reduce injuries on our roads. This National Slow Down Day forms part of a Pan-European day of action aimed at combatting speed on the roads.
Last year saw an increase in fatal road traffic collisions, with 157 lives tragically lost on the road, the largest death toll on our roads since 2016. So far this year there have been 52 fatalities on our roads, an increase on 3 on the same day last year.
It has been estimated that 30% of fatal collisions are as a direct result of speeding or inappropriate speed.
