The number of areas covered by mobile speed cameras will increase next week.
61 new safety camera zones across the country will come into operation from Tuesday bringing the total to 1,373
Go Safe vans operate in areas where there is a history of speed related collisions, known as speed enforcement zones.
Five of the new locations are in Dublin and the list is available on the Garda website.
From Tuesday 26th July 2022, 61 new safety camera zones will become operational nationwidehttps://t.co/jb8Rz3FMsR
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So far in 2022, there have been 89 road deaths an increase in 28 over 2021 and 13 to date in 2019.
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 says: "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.
"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.
"The deployment of safety cameras has been proven to save lives. I call on every road user to play their part to make the roads safer for all. You can do this by being a Lifesaver #Slowdown."
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