Motorbike clocked at insane speed on road into Offaly town

A motorcyclist in Offaly clocked the highest speed recorded by gardaí during their National Slow Down day on Tuesday this week.

During the 24 hours of National Slow Down Day from 7am on Tuesday to 7am on Wednesday, An Garda Síochána and GoSafe detected 1,675 vehicles travelling in excess of the applicable speed limits, including a motorcyclist almost four times over the speed limit in Clara.

The motorbike was travelling on the Church Road in Clara, a 50km/h zone, when it was clocked at 182km/h. 

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Speaking at the conclusion of the operation Chief Superintendent Michael Hennebry, Garda National Roads Policing Bureau, said: "I want to once again thank the vast majority of drivers who drive safely within the speed limits. Unfortunately, we have yet again seen during our ‘Slow Down’ campaign, that there are still a minority of drivers who choose to ignore the legal speed limits and public warnings. 

"We will continue to focus on those non-compliant drivers who drive in excess of the speed limit, posing a significant risk to themselves and other road users. Please remember that each time a driver exceeds a speed limit it could result in a serious injury or fatal collision. Please continue to support our efforts to reduce road fatalities and serious injuries.”

Examples of some of the other speeds detected in the course of the operation included:

• 122km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N2 Annamarran Carrickmacross Monaghan
• 152km/h in a 120km/h Zone on the M7 Mooretown Kildare Kildare
• 94km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Main Street Oola Limerick
• 119km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N4 Doddsborough Lucan Dublin
• 124km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the N13 Listellian Letterkenny Donegal
• 109km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R577 Coolnageragh Castleisland Kerry
• 105km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the R178 Redbog Carrickmacross Louth
• 95km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R139 Belcamp Dublin17 Dublin
• 130km/h in a 100km/h Zone on the M50 Tymon North Dublin24 Dublin
• 92km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R680 Adamstown Kilmeaden Waterford
• 90km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Cork Street Dublin8 Dublin
• 89km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Skehard Road Cork Cork
• 80km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R339  Monivea Road Galway Galway
• 79km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Davis Road Clonmel Tipperary
• 78km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R265 Porthall Ballindrait Donegal
• 78km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N6 Baile An Phoill Gaillimh Gaillimh
• 77km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N72 Fossa Killarney Kerry
• 75km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Dodder View Road Dublin14 Dublin
• 90km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R267 Portnason Ballyshannon Donegal
• 73km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Bridge Street Kilcormac Offaly
• 72km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R600 Ballindeenisk Belgooly Cork
• 115km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the M50 Kilmore Big Dublin17 Dublin
• 86km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R463 Rosmadda West Parteen Clare
• 114km/h in a 80km/h Zone on the N4 Ballydowd Lucan Dublin
• 71km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N22 Farranfore Farranfore Kerry
• 85km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the R188 Doocassan Drung Cavan
• 70km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the Church Road Carrigaline Cork
• 70km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R194 Mullagh Cavan
• 70km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the L2211 Coolroe Ballincollig Cork
• 69km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the R510 Dock Road Limerick Limerick
• 69km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N15 Ballinphull Cliffoney Sligo
• 68km/h in a 50km/h Zone on the N80 Main Street Stradbally Laois
• 81km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N15 Mullandrait Stranorlar Donegal
• 78km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N63 Mountbellew Demesne Mountbellew Galway

An Garda Síochána, GoSafe and the Road Safety Authority continue to remind motorists of the dangers of speeding and urge all drivers to slow down, drive carefully and always abide by the speed limits.