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Slow moving traffic should be given the opportunity to pull in to allow faster traffic to proceed without unnecessary delays, according to Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council Councillor Joe Mellett.

Community speed watch is helping combat speeding in residential areas in Britain and Galway should lead the way by introducing such a scheme in Ireland.

According to Westmeath County Council councillor John Dolan, some 70 per cent of all fatal accidents occur on local roads. Yet Noel Dempsey has abandoned plans, announced just two months ago, to upgrade roads around the country in a move which will inevitably cost jobs and could cost lives as a result of further blackspot accidents, Cllr Dolan warns.

The reason there are huge traffic delays at Moonenageisha is not because of the roadworks there but because there is no traffic management plan or co-ordination between the gardaí, the developer, and the Galway City Council.

The Road Safety Authority is highlighting the dangers of driver fatigue in the run up to the Bank Holiday weekend after RSA research showed that one in seven (14 per cent) of Irish drivers admitted to nodding off while driving.

Almost seven out of 10 vehicles inspected as part of a free five-point safety check at Advance Pitstop centres during Irish Road Safety Week were found to have been in need of some basic safety work.

Almost seven out of 10 vehicles inspected as part of a free five-point safety check at Advance Pitstop centres during Irish Road Safety Week were found to have been in need of some basic safety work.

A road safety campaign targeting tourists was launched yesterday (Thursday) with a view to enhancing their awareness of road safety and enlightening them on the importance of complying with the rules of the road.

Castlebar Town Council candidate, Stephen Lavelle, has raised the issue of the danger to pedestrians using the roadway through Castle St Car park. “I have observed the danger to pedestrians and people pushing pushchairs attempting to walk along the road while traffic passes in both directions,” he said.

Up to one third of all road collisions involve drivers who are using their vehicle for work. This means that around 100 people die in work related road crashes in Ireland each year.