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Motorists have been urged to slow down despite the rush to get everything in time for Christmas, with road checkpoints to be in place around the country tomorrow, Friday.
Gardaí have confirmed that December 22 will be the final National Slow Down Day of the year.
"We will be out conducting checkpoints across the country from 7am to ensure road users make it home safely this Christmas," a garda spokesperson said.
"We’ll be doing our bit so please help us by slowing down while driving," they said.
Gardaí are also armed with new speed detection equipment, which means they can detect speeding drivers from further away.
National Slow Down Day takes place from 7am Friday 22 December to 7am Saturday 23 December. @GardaTraffic will be conducting speed checks around the country. Please reduce your speed this National Slow Down Day.#VisionZero pic.twitter.com/9wFRvXWDYR
— RSA Ireland (@RSAIreland) December 21, 2023
The TruSpeed Sxb provides for an increase in intercepting a greater number of speeding offences. These 660 devices are in use across the country.
According to gardaí, the TruSpeed Sxb device creates a more real-time approach to road safety enforcement
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