The head of the Roads Policing Unit in the Clare/Tipperary Garda Division says drivers reading letters, writing in diaries and watching TV shows on their phones are just some of the behaviours witnessed on the country’s roads.
National Slow Down Day continues until 7 o’clock tomorrow morning, with motorists being asked to consider if it’s worth losing their job or even their life due to speeding.
Twenty-four people have died on Irish roads so far this year, which is a decrease of twelve compared to last year.
Some of the speeds detected across the country since midnight are as follows:
• 136km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N3, Lavey, Stradone, Co. Cavan
• 121km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N11, Timmore, Newcastle, Co. Wicklow
• 117km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N15, Coolcholly, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
• 97km/h in an 80km/h Zone on the R772, Clavass, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
• 95km/h in an 80km/h Zone on the R419 Derryvilla, Portarlington, Co. Offaly
• 93km/h in an 80km/h Zone on the R148, Ballynadrumny, Broadford, Co. Kildare
