Gardaí respond to public complaints about speed limits on certain Kildare road

Gardaí in Kildare have responded to several complaints about the L2019 Rathgorragh Kill road, in which motorists have been known to consistently break speed laws, leaving the community fearful of road accidents.

The Naas Roads Policing Unit performed speed checks in the area this week and clocked drivers doing well over the limits in the 60 km/h zone, with one motorist driving a whopping 104 km/h.

In a post on Facebook, Kildare Gardaí said,

"Responding to public complaints - The Nass Roads Policing Unit performed Speed Checks on the L2019 Rathgorragh Kill. This is a 60km/h zone and a number of motorists were detected well exceeding this speedlimit. We detected speeds of 91km/h, 95km/h and 104km/h in this 60 km/h zone. FCPNS €160 and 3 penalty points issued to all.

"We will continue to monitor speeds at this location do please slow down."

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