A motorist travelling at excessive speeds was caught by Gardaí in Ballybofey yesterday (Monday).
The driver was clocked hurtling down the road at 146km in a 100km zone.
This incident of speeding at 46km over the limit is one of the local cases highlighted by Gardaí ahead of National Slow Down Day.
The campaign on Friday 19th – Saturday 20th October will see extra speed checks being carried out nationwide.
Gardaí will conduct high visibility speed enforcement in speed enforcement zones, which now number over 1,000.
The objective of National Slow Down Day is to reduce the number of speed related collisions, save lives and reduce injuries on Irish roads.
Chief Superintendent Finbarr Murphy, Roads Policing Bureau said: “National Slow Down day is about making our roads and our communities safer. When someone decides to speed they put members of their community at risk, including children, older people, cyclists and other motorists. Nobody has the right to do that.
“We have been running the “Slow Down” safety initiative since 2012 and every time the vast majority of drivers support it by sticking to the speed limit so firstly, I would like to thank all drivers who help us keep the roads safe.
“Unfortunately, there are still hundreds who do not, and travel in excess of the speed limit – some significantly so. We cannot emphasise enough how much risk this is causing to themselves and others.
“Each one of these speeding incidents could potentially cause a serious or even fatal road traffic collision. Please do the right thing and stick to all posted speed limits, not just on Slow Down day, but every day and if conditions dictate, reduce speed even further,” Chief Supt Murphy concluded.
