National Slow Down Day gets underway this morning with Gardaí cracking down on speed for 24 hours.
The force say a 1%reduction in speed would result in four percent less fatalities on our roads.
National Slow Down, Day 26th – 27th March 2021
• 24 hour road safety speed initiative
• Adjust your speed to all the prevailing road, weather and traffic conditions #SlowdownHelpSaveLives #SpeedKills #ArriveAlive pic.twitter.com/jMrpy6a3Lz— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) March 25, 2021
Gardaí and the Road Safety Authority have been out in force from 7am until the same time tomorrow as part of National Slow Down Day.
They're reminding drivers of the dangers of speeding and are asking them to ease off the accelerator.
The overall objective is to reduce the number of speed related crashes, save lives and reduce injuries on our roads.
Last year there were 148 deaths on Irish roads - that was an increase of 8 from 2019.
