A Donegal driver has ben caught speeding at 105kph in an 80kph zone on National Slowdown Day.
The slowdown day ran yesterday from midnight until 11.59pm last night.
Throughout this day, members of An Garda Síochána, along with GoSafe Mobile and Static Safety Cameras, detected a total of 1,286 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limit.
Of those detections, 600 drivers were intercepted by Gardaí.
One of these involved a Donegal driving caught doing 105km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R265 at St Johnston.
A Garda spokesperson said “This is disappointing evidence that some drivers continue to ignore speed limits despite widespread public commentary and coverage regarding safety on our roads.
“An Garda Síochána is reiterating to motorists that road safety is a shared responsibility and everyone has a personal responsibility to slow down and exercise caution when travelling on our road network.
“An Garda Síochána conducts a number of high profile National #SlowDown Days every year. The aim of National #SlowDown Days is to remind motorists of the dangers of speeding, encourage a national conversation on the impact of speeding, to increase overall compliance with speed limits in place nationwide and to deter and detect those that are intent on driving at excessive or inappropriate speed.”
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