Diary of a busyish woman

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...

No writing yesterday as I was on the road all day, literally. It was dark for the first few hours leaving home & dark a couple of hours before I got back. Believe me, I'm not complaining. It's great to have the work. Please, please stay safe by being seen. The number of vehicles with no lights on in the city in the dark yesterday was crazy, but worse was to come as I drove home last night & if I hadn't seen the red jacket held by a pedestrian, I don't know what would have happened. It is terrifying to wear no reflection on dark days and we're going to see more of this before it gets brighter!  Boat Crews training on River Lee 11.11.14   Out on the road, I sometimes see some lovely or interesting things. Yesterday morning as I drove along the river from the Ballinure G.A.A.Club, Mahon, to Castle Café , Blackrock around 7.45am, I noticed these four boats on the river and the crews were having a grand chat. Of course, by the time, I'd parked &...