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EVERY year there are
hundreds of incidents at road works sites that put
road workers lives at risk and local authorities
from around Ireland including Donegal County Council
have joined forces to highlight the dangers that
exist on a daily basis at road works sites. |
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A line of cones won’t stop a
speeding car but you can - see the cones obey the
zones. |
“Road works are a place
of work for thousands of people and these workers
have a right to expect a safe working environment”
says Brian O’Donnell, Road Safety Officer with
Donegal County Council.
“For this reason the message is simple - a line of
cones won’t stop a speeding car but you can. We know
drivers want to get home but so do our workers - see
the cones obey the zones.”
Brian added “we are urging drivers to slow down and
obey set speed limits at road works. Motorists who
don’t obey these speed limits are putting not only
their own lives at risk but also the lives of road
workers and other road users. We are asking
motorists to follow the temporary road signage on
display, stay alert for road workers and machinery
and keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front
and not to break the red light or ignore the
flagmans stop sign.”
Donegal County Council is part of a national
campaign being led by Local Authority Road Safety
Officers from all over Ireland known as “Orange Cone
Safety Zone Week”. |
