Gardai announce exact location of new speed camera as €160 fine warning issued
Gardaí have confirmed the location of a new speed camera that will come into in operation in Co Kilkenny later this week.
The Static Speed Safety Camera has been put in place on the N25 in Ballynamona, and will commence operation from 12pm on Friday (May 30).
The camera will monitor cars and other road users' speed on the busy national road and will be in operation in both directions.
It means that vehicles detected driving in excess of the 100km/h posted speed limit will be subject to prosecution from 12 midday on Friday, and motorists have been warned that there is a major fine if caught going over the speed limit.
Drivers clocked travelling in excess of 100km/h will be automatically issued with a Fixed Charge Notice. The current Fixed Charge Notice is a €160 fine accompanied by three penalty points.
A static safety camera is placed in one location and measures the motorist's speed at that one particular point along the road.
Static safety cameras have been proven internationally to reduce speeding, according to Gardaí. Speeding is one of the main contributors to road deaths.
Static safety cameras are now operational on the N17 in Mayo, the N59 in Galway, the N13 in Donegal, the N69 in Limerick, the R772 in Wexford, the N22 in Cork and the N80 in Carlow.
Five Average Safety Cameras are also operational in the Dublin Port Tunnel, the M7, the N3 in Cavan, the N5 in Mayo and the N2 in Meath.
There are also 58 GoSafe mobile safety cameras operational across 1,500 locations as well as safety cameras operated by Gardaí.
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