Election candidates reminded to be mindful of posters
An appeal is being made to workers for election candidates to be mindful of road safety when putting up posters. A particular concern is visibility being blocked or hindered by posters. It follows a warning last week from Electric Ireland about attaching posters to electricity poles. Brian O Donnell, road…
Road traffic to increase this week as schools return
Schools are reopening this week and that means more traffic and children on the roads. Safety experts are asking drivers to slow down as well as avoiding dangerous parking near schools. Donegal County Council Road Safety Officer Brian O’Donnell is warning that mornings and afternoons will be much busie on…
Education about drink driving working in the North West
The road safety officer with Leitrim County Council believes educating young drivers about the dangers of drink driving seems to be working. It comes as just 55 people were arrested for drink driving offences in the North West over the Christmas period at the end of 2016. Figures released by…
Donegal remains one of the worst black spots for road deaths
New figures show that Donegal remains a black spot for road deaths. The 2016 report from the Road Safety Authority shows there was a further increase in road deaths in the county last year with 12 people losing their lives. This is a third of the total road deaths in…