Three new speed camera van zones will be added to the Donegal road network from next week.
The Garda Press Office confirmed the additional ‘safety camera’ areas will become operational from 6am on Tuesday 26th July.
Two of the new Donegal locations are on the N15, while the third has been added to the N56.
Fatal collisions have occurred at two of these locations.
Nationally, 61 New safety camera zones will become operational, bringing the total number to 1,373.
All zones are available on the Garda website and the new ones are available for GPS Navigation providers to download here.
“The primary purpose of safety cameras is to reduce speed-related collisions, lessen injuries and save lives,” a garda spokesperson said.
To date in 2022, nationally, there have been 89 road deaths, an increase of 28 over 2021 and 13 to date in 2019.
Safety cameras operate in areas where there is a history of speed related collisions known as speed enforcement zones.
The new locations were selected following an analysis of collated Garda data acquired from fatal, serious and minor road traffic collisions and from further consideration given to locations of concern highlighted by local communities through local Garda Community engagement.
The new zones are spread across 23 counties, 49% on Regional Routes, 31% National Routes and 20% on other routes (Motorway, Local Roads etc.).
Superintendent Thomas Murphy, Garda National Roads Policing Bureau when someone decides to speed, they put themselves and members of their community at risk, particularly children, older people, cyclists and other motorists.
“Our priority is to ensure that the vast majority of people who use the roads responsibly are not put in danger by a minority of reckless drivers who continue to drive at excessive speed,” Supt Murphy said.
“GoSafe vans operate in areas that have a speed-related collision history where fatal, serious injury and minor injury collisions occur. In addition, locations which have been highlighted by members of the community as being areas of concern, have been included in the new zones. By identifying and targeting these high-risk areas, the aim is to reduce the number of fatal and serious injury collisions.”
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