Mayo County Council Road Safety office is calling on all primary school students and parents to download its new Christmas card, featuring a road safety message for the upcoming festive season. “Santa, make sure you have Rudolf’s lights on and don't forget to fasten your seatbelt,” one of Santa’s helpers tells him. “Every year hundreds of children are injured or killed on our roads.”
Noel Gibbons, road safety officer of Mayo County Council, who co-ordinated the campaign, said: “It is vitally important that we educate our young children of the potential dangers on our roads,” and he also thanked the big man himself for weighing in behind the initiative saying: “We would like to thank Santa for helping us to get this vital message out there.” Santa Claus said he was “delighted to help out – it’s crucial that children take great care on the roads.”
The card can be downloaded from http://www.roadsafetymayo.ie/JustForKids/SantasCard/
