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Gardai is warning motorists to be mindful of their speed on the roads this Friday with a National Speed Reduction Day underway.
Officers from transit units across the country will be on duty from 7 a.m. Friday morning until the same time on Saturday.
So far this year, 137 people have died on Irish roads, an increase of nine over the same period in 2019.
The goal of National Speed Reduction Day is to make roads safer and reduce fatalities.
A Garda spokesperson said: “As part of our Christmas Campaign to improve Road Safety, An Garda Síochána will carry out a National Speed Control Operation” Reduce “, for a period of 24 hours starting at 07.00 on Friday December 11 until 07:00 on Saturday December 12, 2020.
“The goal of ‘Slowdown Day’ is to remind drivers of the dangers of speeding, increase compliance with speed limits, and act as an impediment to driving at excessive or inappropriate speed.
“The overall goal is to reduce the number of speed-related collisions, save lives and reduce injuries on our roads. In 2019 there were 140 deaths on the roads; this is 140 too much. So far in 2020 there have been 137 deaths on roads, an increase of 9 on this date last year. “
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