Cork Road Safety Working Together Group Local Road Safety Plan
Public Lighting Tender and implement the upgrade of public lighting to appropriate standards to improve visibility and enhance safety to road users.
30 KMH extend the number of 30 KMH limit zones in high-risk locations. Road Improvement Deliver road safety improvement schemes to create forgiving roadsides, self-explaining roads and a safe environment for vulnerable road users.
6.3 Education
VR Head Sets Continue rollout of the Virtual Reality goggles road safety programme to Secondary School students (TY and older)
World Day of Remembrance Promote World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, including local event held annually in Drogheda.
Sustainable Travel Continue to promote sustainable and Active travel as a safe alternative to using motor vehicles, also promote safe forms of active travel
Primary School education, rollout of road safety programme as well as the cycle right programme.
Public Engagement Engage with local companies, community groups festivals and events to deliver road safety information as well as road safety materials.
Blue Light Events , Local Authority in conjunction with the Gardai Siochana and Fire Services to working in the community in raising awareness around the main killer behaviours.
Motor Cycle, Safety Campaign and education programme to be rolled out.
School Warden , school gate risk education and school warden education events.
6.4 Enforcement
Speed detection Review the operation of the mobile safety camera system to maximise its effectiveness in detecting road traffic offences.
Specific enforcement projects concentrating where necessary in areas where speeding, distracted driving, non-wearing of seatbelts, intoxicated driving and poor driver behavior are an issue. Multi agency Cooperation Carry out multi agency check points, working with the other bodies such as RSA and Customs carrying out roadside checks with a particular focus on commercial vehicles.
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