Update 9.18pm: A car travelling at 144km/h in a 100km zone was the biggest speeding culprit on National Slow Down Day. Limerick Roads Policing unit Speed check on the M20. All compliant at the moment!#SlowDownDay #ArriveAlive pic.twitter.com/SS12dlfU4K — An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) May 25, 2018Last year saw a record low number of fatalities on the roads. But Derek Cloughley from the Gardaí's road policing department says they cannot be complacent. [/quote]Update 5.21pm: Gardaí stop over 10,000 motorists as part of National Slow Down DayMotorists are being urged to reduce speed to save lives on the roads.

Source: Evening echo May 25, 2018 17:37 UTC