Disruption of sleep, road usage, history, deterioration in residential amenity and cost are just some of the reasons why Clare County Council opt against installing speed calming measures in your locality.
With Christmas one week away, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána are advising parents who might be considering buying their child a mini-motorbike or quad bike of the dangers associated with these and other such mini-motorised vehicles.
A minority of drivers do not observe the speed limit outside the county’s schools and some people drive recklessly even when children are entering and leaving a school building.
€284,000 has been allocated to Clare County Council under CLÁR 2016 to implement road safety measures in the vicinity of schools and community facilities at 29 locations throughout County Clare.
It has been a busy start to the winter period at Clare County Council’s Depot/Maintenance facilities with 673.5 tonnes of rock salt and 147,000 litres of brine used to date in road treatment operations throughout the county.