FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

Request Number: F-2015-00527

Keyword: Road Policing

Subject: Top Speeds Recorded by Speed Camera 2014

Request and Answer:

Question Please can you email me the top 20 speeds recorded by a speed camera that exceeded the limit in your force area in 2014? In each case can you tell me the speed, what the speed limit was and the location?

Answer This is to inform you that the Police Service of Northern Ireland has now completed its search for the information you requested. The decision has been taken to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below a table showing the top 20 speeds recorded by the Northern Ireland Road Safety Partnership ranging from 80 miles per hour to 110 miles per hour. A list of these along with location and speed limit of road is presented in descending order by speed below:

Speed Speed Limit Location 110 70 P1 A29 Cookstown Rd 102 60 P1 Glenshane Rd, Maghera 101 60 P1 Glenshane Rd, Maghera 96 70 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 95 60 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 95 60 P1 Glenshane Rd, Maghera 94 60 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 93 60 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 93 60 P1 Glenshane Rd, Maghera 92 70 Newry - Warrenpoint Dual Carriageway 92 70 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 91 60 P1 Doogary to Ballygawley Rbt A5 91 60 P1 Enniskillen - Lisbellaw A4 91 60 P1 Foreglen Rd A6 Dungiven 91 60 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 91 60 P1 Glenshane Rd, Maghera 90 60 P1 Doogary to Ballygawley Rbt A5 90 60 P1 Glenshane Rd, Maghera 90 70 P1 A29 Cookstown Rd 90 70 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 90 70 P1 Warrenpoint Rd, Newry 89 60 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 89 60 P1 Glenshane Rd, Maghera 89 70 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 88 60 P1 A1 Sprucefield Rbt to Border 88 60 P1 Glenshane Rd, Maghera Speed Speed Limit Location 88 70 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 87 60 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 87 60 P1 Glenshane Rd, Maghera 87 60 P1 Killyclougher Rd A505, Omagh 87 70 P1 A29 Cookstown Rd 87 70 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 86 60 P1 A1 Sprucefield Rbt to Border 86 60 P1 Doogary to Ballygawley Rbt A5 86 60 P1 Enniskillen - Lisbellaw A4 86 60 P1 Foreglen Rd A6 Dungiven 86 60 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 86 60 P1 Glenshane Rd, Maghera 86 70 P1 A29 Cookstown Rd 86 70 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 85 40 FIXED Saintfield Road Belfast 85 60 P1 A1 Sprucefield Rbt to Border 85 60 P1 Doogary to Ballygawley Rbt A5 85 60 P1 Enniskillen - Lisbellaw A4 85 60 P1 Foreglen Rd A6 Dungiven 85 60 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 85 60 P1 Glenshane Rd, Maghera 85 70 P1 A29 Cookstown Rd 85 70 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 84 60 P1 Doogary to Ballygawley Rbt A5 84 60 P1 Foreglen Rd A6 Dungiven 84 60 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 84 60 P1 Glenshane Rd, Maghera 84 70 P1 A29 Cookstown Rd 84 70 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 83 40 FIXED Saintfield Road Belfast

83 60 P1 A1 Sprucefield Rbt to Border

83 60 P1 Doogary to Ballygawley Rbt A5 83 60 P1 Enniskillen - Lisbellaw A4 83 60 P1 Foreglen Rd A6 Dungiven 83 60 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 83 60 P1 Glenshane Rd, Maghera 83 70 P1 A29 Cookstown Rd 83 70 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 83 70 P1 Warrenpoint Rd, Newry 82 60 P1 A1 Sprucefield Rbt to Border 82 60 P1 A2 Belfast to Bangor Road Speed Speed Limit Location 82 60 P1 Doogary to Ballygawley Rbt A5 82 60 P1 Dunhill Rd, Limavady 82 60 P1 Foreglen Rd A6 Dungiven 82 60 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 82 60 P1 Glenshane Rd, Maghera 82 70 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 81 60 P1 A1 Sprucefield Rbt to Border 81 60 P1 A2 Belfast to Bangor Road 81 60 P1 Armagh Rd, Portadown 81 60 P1 Doogary to Ballygawley Rbt A5 81 60 P1 Enniskillen - Lisbellaw A4 81 60 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 81 60 P1 Glenshane Rd, Maghera 81 60 P1 Killyclougher Rd A505, Omagh 81 70 Newry - Warrenpoint Dual Carriageway 81 70 P1 A29 Cookstown Rd 81 70 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 81 70 P1 Warrenpoint Rd, Newry 80 40 P1 Bangor Rd, Nards 80 60 P1 A1 Sprucefield Rbt to Border 80 60 P1 A2 Belfast to Bangor Road 80 60 P1 Doogary to Ballygawley Rbt A5 80 60 P1 Foreglen Rd A6 Dungiven 80 60 P1 Frosses/Crankhill Rd Ballymena/Ballymoney 80 60 P1 Glenshane Rd, Maghera 80 60 P2 Gosford Rd, Tandragee

Statistics are provisional and may be subject to minor amendment.

Source: Northern Ireland Road Safety Partnership

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