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Be safe, be seen this winter
26.10.18
THE DONEGAL Road Safety
Working Group (DRSWG) is asking people to be safe
and be seen by wearing bright coloured or hi-viz
clothing when walking or cycling this winter as the
clocks go back by an hour this weekend.
Summertime officially ends on Sunday morning, as the
time observed by Ireland goes back by 1 hour.
As we head into the winter the DRSWG is advising
pedestrians, runners, walkers and cyclists to be
safe and be seen by:
- Wearing high visibility material
- Carrying a torch
- Cyclists need to ensure that their bicycle lights
are working and wear a helmet. |
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Summertime officially ends on Sunday
morning, as the time observed by Ireland goes back
by 1 hour. |
The DRSWG are also
reminding motorists to check that their vehicle is
fit for winter. Tyres must be in good condition and
meet the legal requirement. All lights must be
clean, working and correctly adjusted. Always use
dipped headlights when driving in poor weather
conditions.
Brian O’Donnell, Road Safety Officer wants to appeal
to all road users to keep safety in mind this winter
saying “using the roads is the most dangerous thing
that we do every day and yet very few of us
appreciate that. You are only ever one slip of
concentration away from disaster which can change
lives forever”.
He added: “We would especially call on cyclists to
be weather aware and to get proper lights. A large
number of people drive and cycle and therefore are
fully aware that a cyclist without lights or high
viz clothing on a dark, wet evening is virtually
impossible to see. It is true that the driver bears
the greater responsibility as they can do the most
damage, but cyclists also need to be sensible. For
starters, that means ensuring that there are lights
on your bicycle and for all our sake wear high viz
clothing”.
To date in 2018, 120 people have lost their lives on
our roads, a decrease of four on the same period in
2017 and nine people have died in Donegal and many
more have been seriously injured in road traffic
collisions. |
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