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Donegal County
Council officially launched its three-year Road
Safety Strategy yesterday in a bid to cut road
deaths in the county.
The launch in Lifford follows six months of work by
the multi-agency Road Safety Working Group that was
formed following a spate of multi-fatality crashes,
particularly in Inishowen.
Donegal County Councils road safety officer, Eamonn
Brown said the strategy needed the support of
everyone in the county to be effective.
"It's about the various agencies agreeing to carry
out key actions over the next three years. Those
actions come under four headings which are
educational measures, engineering measures,
enforcement and evaluation," he said.
"The hard work begins today in that we have now
prepared the plan and we have to get on and deliver
that plan. I would call on the public to support the
plan because without their support it will be
impossible to implement all the actions."
Meanwhile, Donegal North East T.D., Deputy Keaveney
has outlined to the Justice Minister Michael
McDowell and Transport Minister, Martin Cullen, her
concerns about dangerous driving in Inishowen.
"So-called boy-racers are causing untold fear on our
roads. I have identified a number of gaps in the
legislation, which I have brought to the attention
of Ministers McDowell and Cullen.
"Minister McDowell agreed with me that there is an
urgent necessity to
bring about steady reductions in the numbers killed
and seriously injured on our roads. I will continue
my work on this issue to ensure that any gaps in
road traffic legislation are plugged to avoid
further carnage on our roads," she said.
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