'A split-second decision that can change lives forever': 31 motorists caught speeding during recent Kildare garda operation
The results were described as being ‘deeply concerning’
A total of 31 motorists were caught speeding during a recent County Kildare garda operation.
As explained by the official An Garda Síochána Kildare page on Facebook, Naas Roads Policing Unit conducted a high-visibility Roads Policing Operation on the Sallins Bypass.
The account described the results as being ‘deeply concerning’.
It further emphasised: “That's not ‘making up time’; that's a split-second decision that can change lives forever.”
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According to the account, the highest speed detected was 141 kilometres per hour (km / h) in an 80 km / h zone
“A €160 Fixed Charge Notice and three penalty points were issued to every offending driver,” the account added.
Furthermore, it said that three seat belt offences were detected and three drivers with illegally tinted windows were also detected.
The account further asserted that every single one of the offences ‘increases the risk of serious injury or death.’
It elaborated: “Speeding, no seat belt, illegal window tints; none of them are worth a life.”
“Slow down, wear your seat belt, and drive responsibly; because every journey should end safely,” the account concluded.