Limerick motorist with 'unblemished record' could not see speed limit signs The prosecution was brought following a detection by a GoSafe van Reporter: '); '); A MOTORIST avoided a conviction for speeding after he successfully argued the road signs informing drivers of the 50km/h limit were concealed by overgrowth and could not be seen. Sean Johnston, who has an address at Smith’s Road, Charleville was prosecuted before Newcastle West Court in relation to a detection at Appletown, Feoghanagh on June 23, 2020. In his evidence, the operator of a GoSafe speed detection van told Judge Mary Larkin that he detected a vehicle travelling at 63km/h in a 50km/h zone at 5.43pm.