A note to the Road Safety Authority and anyone else using our roads
This is an open letter to the Road Safety Author ity and all concerned people: Coming home through Clonakilty Friday evening, I was stunned how many cars had no lights on in the middle of town at almost 5pm! It's dusk. Using lights helps people to see. Last week I was driving past C.U.H., when I realised that there was a cyclist in the cycle lane - no problem there - but nothing reflective on him or his bike. At 6am, there aren't too many cars out and about, but there are plenty of van & lorry drivers. If someone doesn't make an effort to ensure that he/she can be seen, then no driver should be liable for hitting the vehicle - bike, motorbike or car. That's harsh, but I'm tired of being scared out of my wits as I avoid people who aren't lit up. We now have theory tests and driving tests for everything, so a motorcyclist does tests for riding a motorbike safely; a car driver has to do the same to be able to drive a car; if one wants to hit...