A motorist driving at 124 kilometres per hour -in a 100 kilometres zone – on the N18 near Cratloekeel in Clare was one of highest recorded incidents during Operation Slowdown.
Gardai launched the 24 hour initiative in an effort to reduce the number of speed-related collisions and officers say reports from around the country show the message was heeded, and there was a visible reduction in speed.
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454 drivers were detected speeding – between 7 o'clock yesterday morning and 7am today
During the operation, GoSafe checked 104,966 vehicles and detected 454 vehicles speeding.