Pupils from St. Colmcille's Junior National School, Knocklyon help promote the 30km/h speed limit.
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Pupils from St. Colmcille’s Junior National School, Knocklyon help promote the 30km/h speed limit.
Speed limit introduced in South Dublin County.
Pupils from St. Colmcille’s J.N.S., Knocklyon helped to promote the 30km/h speed limit outside their school as part of National Slow Down Day 2018.
National Slow Down Day was held on Friday 19th October by An Garda Síochána, supported by South Dublin County Council (SDCC) and the Road Safety Authority (RSA). The aim of ‘Slow Down’ day is to remind drivers of the dangers of speeding, increase compliance with speed limits and act as a deterrent to driving at excessive and inappropriate speed – a major contributory factor in road traffic collisions.
The 30km/h speed limit introduced by South Dublin County Council in 2017 is to facilitate a safer environment for Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs) and, as a result, to encourage more people to walk and cycle. Recent research from the RSA suggests that between 2008 – 2015 only 2% pedestrian fatalities occurred in a 30km/h zone compared to 47% in a 50km/h zone.
Ally Menary, Road Safety Officer for SDCC, said that: ‘the 30km/h speed limit in residential areas and outside schools is of vital importance in, not only, reducing fatal our community.’
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For more information, contact South Dublin County Council Communications Unit at communications@sdublincoco.ie
Image 1 Pupils at St. Colmcille’s J.N.S., Knocklyon with Garda Pat Tarrant, Rathfarnham Garda Station helping to promote the 30km/h speed limit outside their school
Image 2 School Warden Catherine Moore, Garda Pat Tarrant, Rathfarnham Garda Station, Sheila Kelly, SDCC, Ally Menary Road Safety Officer, SDCC, Mairéad Forsythe, Love 30 Campaign, Teachers/Parents from St. Colmcille’s J.N.S., Mr John Boyle (Principal) St. Colmcille’s J.N.S. with pupils from St Colmcille’s J.N.S.
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Speed limits and Bye-Laws
A Road Authority may make Bye-Laws to introduce speed limits on all roads within its administrative area. The Fifth Schedule of the Road Traffic (Speed Limit) (South Dublin County Council) Bye-Laws, 2017 refers to a special speed limit of 30km/h on all residential housing estates plus some additional roads/road sections/laneways within the county.
To view Road Speed Limit Bye-Laws and Roadworks Speed Limit Orders in South Dublin County please visit https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/transport/road-bye-laws/
About South Dublin County Council
South Dublin County is one of four local authority areas in the Dublin region.
South Dublin County Council provides and funds a broad range of services including housing, roads, walking and cycling routes, parks and playgrounds, libraries, sports facilities, litter control, arts centres, enterprise units, fire services, community infrastructure and financial supports. It also serves as a platform for local democracy with 40 councillors spread across six electoral areas.
Bounded by the River Liffey to the North and the Dublin Mountains to the South, the County lies 16 kilometres south-west of Dublin city centre and has an administrative footprint of 223sq. kilometres. The County has nine main villages Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Templeogue, Saggart, Rathcoole and Newcastle and is bounded by adjoining counties of Wicklow, Kildare, Dublin City, Fingal and Dún Laoghaire.
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Image 1: Pupils at St Colmcille's J.N.S. with Garda Pat Tarrant, Rathfarnham Garda Station with a speed detection device -
Image 2: SDCC, AGS and RSA with St Colmcille's J.N.S. supporting National Slow Down Day