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...

I was so thankful this morning to find it dry with a clear sky - I'm not an astronomer, but I love looking at the sky and thinking of those millions of stars we can see and the millions more we can't. It really puts things in perspective for me. Unfortunately rather than being in Cork at 6am, I'm still at home with a van that won't start. I'm trying to hold onto the earlier thankful thoughts, but it's hard. If we can get me van to start, then I'll have the worry all day that something will go wrong somewhere & I'll have to call for help. Honestly I really do hate the idea of doing that especially as I'm a complete numbskull when it comes to things under the hood of any vehicle. We'll see how the next few minutes go, but it doesn't look too good at the moment. Until tomorrow, or even a little later today.... Avril