Gardaí have launched a national crackdown on speeding motorists.
A 24-hour “slow down” campaign began at 7am on Friday and will end at 7am on Saturday morning.
Gardaí stated that the objective is to reduce the number of speed-related collisions, save lives and reduce injuries.
They are hoping to increase compliance with speed limits and act as a deterrent to driving at excessive or inappropriate speed.
According to figures produced by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), there has been a dramatic reduction in the number of fatalities where lower speed limits have been introduction.
The decrease was 20 per cent in newly-created 50 km/h zones, 75 per cent in areas where the speed limit was reduced to 60 km/h and 15 per cent where it was reduced to 100 km/h between 2016 and 2017.
