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Some 200 schoolchildren will cycle their way through the streets of Westport next Wednesday, May 20 in a novel road safety campaign to test the young cyclists’ skills.

Brain damaged after a serious road collision Galway man Micilin Feeney has worked tirelessly to promote road safety awareness across the country and now those efforts have been officially recognised by the Road Safety Authority (RSA).

As we embark on our journey through 2009 it seems there will be a rocky road ahead.

A hard-hitting road safety message will be delivered to some 1,000 teenagers at the Royal Theatre in Castlebar on February 3 when they view the award-winning Roadsafe Roadshow. The event has been organised in conjunction with the Mayo County Council, An Garda Síochána, and the local emergency services. It depicts graphically how a night out ended in tragedy and permanent disability for one Roadshow participant.

The spirit of Irish culture will flood the streets in St Patrick’s Day parades across the county on March 17, but this year the road safety officer is requesting all parade organising committees to keep road safety at the forefront by encouraging entrants to enter road safety floats or groups highlighting road safety, to remind all road users that they can play their part in road safety awareness.

The issue of uncontrolled pedestrian crossings in Castlebar was raised again at the monthly meeting of Castlebar Town Council. Cllr Michael Kilcoyne brought up the issue telling the meeting: “In relation to the report we got on pedestrian crossings last month, there are very clear regulations as to what are pedestrian crossings and none of which are listed comply with that. I propose that we get the road safety officer for Mayo County Council to make a report on these crossings and let him decide if they are safe.”

Cyclopes on our roads — which are vehicles with one failed headlight — are presenting a danger according to road safety officer Noel Gibbons, who said that “sadly, it is far too evident that many motorists are not checking that both of their vehicle’s headlights are working correctly.”

Transition year students in Coláiste Mhuire, Tuar Mhic Éadaigh, are organising a BcoolCycle2School competition, designed to encourage students to cycle to school. A bicycle is up for grabs by one of the students who “gets on his bike”.

A 31 per cent increase in the number of people failing breath tests over the month of February in County Mayo, shows the battle against drink-driving is never ending. If St Patrick's Day revellers decide to drive drunk, they had better have more than the 'luck of the Irish' to cover the financial consequences of a drunk driving arrest. A campaign is being launched in Mayo which will tie into the Road Safety Authority’s message to “Never, ever, drink and drive”.

Road safety is one of the biggest challenges we face in Westmeath, according to council chairman Cllr Joe Whelan, who launched the county’s Road Safety Strategy on Monday this week.