Clare road users are being reminded to embark on their journeys with caution ahead of what’s been deemed the most dangerous period of the year on the roads.
An Garda Síochána’s annual Christmas road safety campaign is underway as road deaths are set to be be 25% above 2022 levels this year.
181 people have lost their lives on the roads so far this year, with eight fatalities recorded in this county alone.
In the first 5 hours of National Slow Down day, GoSafe checked the speed of 28,569 vehicles and detected 120 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.
One car was clocked travelling at 129 kilometres per hour 120 kilometre per hour zone on the M18 today, at Ballyconneely Newmarket On Fergus.
Roads Policing Superintendent for the Clare-Tipperary Garda Division Eddie Golden says taking measures such as planning your journey and being rested can be the difference between a safe arrival and a tragedy.
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