Council monitored speed of motorists in Kilshanroe during school run on Wednesday

Kildare Co Council was scheduled to carry out an inspection of cars passing through Kilshanroe on Wednesday last to investigate accidents related to speeding.

The details emerged at a meeting of Maynooth Municipal District when the Council said that its Road Safety Officer planned to "examine driver behaviour/parking etc during school pick-up time" on that day.

Councillor Daragh Fitzpatrick had raised the issue by asking for an update from the Municipal District Engineer in relation to accidents related to speeding in Kilshanroe.

The Council replied that The Roads, Transportation and Public Safety Department didn't have current statistics on road accidents or collisions related to speeding.

Officials said this information is recorded and retained by Gardai who enforce speed limits.

The Road Design Section carried out a site inspection in December 2018 in Kilshanroe and confirmed that the speed display signage in place is operating correctly (speed limit is 50kph) and the appropriate road markings are in place.