Gardaí have announced that two new Static Speed Safety Cameras will soon be operational in Co Wexford and Co Cork, reports The Mirror.
The cameras are set up on the R772 Ask in Gorey, Co Wexford, and the N22 in Farnanes, Co Cork, and will begin monitoring traffic starting at 12pm today (Friday, May 2).
These cameras will monitor the speed of vehicles and other road users on busy national roads, operating in both directions, reports The Mirror.
As a result, vehicles exceeding the 100km/h speed limit will face prosecution starting at midday, and drivers have been warned that heavy fines will apply for speeding.
Any driver caught exceeding 100km/h will automatically receive a Fixed Charge Notice. The current penalty for this offense is a €160 fine along with three penalty points, reports The Mirror.
A static safety camera is fixed at one location and records the speed of motorists at that particular point on the road.
Gardaí have pointed out that static safety cameras have been proven to reduce speeding internationally. Speeding remains one of the primary causes of road fatalities, reports The Mirror.
Assistant Commissioner for Roads Policing and Community Engagement, Paula Hilman, previously stated: “Static speed safety cameras have been proven in other countries to be highly effective in changing driver behaviour and reducing speed, which is a key contributor to road deaths. Speed cameras slow drivers down. The lower speeds people drive at, the lower the number of road deaths,” reports The Mirror.
Recent studies have shown the effectiveness of such cameras in other countries. For example, research by the Institute of Transport Economics in Norway found significant reductions in collisions both 1 km downstream and 100 metres upstream of static speed camera locations, reports The Mirror.
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