Mayo County Council is turning to CCTV in a partnership to stamp out the scourge of boy racers doing donuts on public road endangering their lives and the lives of others. There is also the cost of repairing these junctions, it could be anywhere from €500 up to €1,000 or €1,200, depending on if a stop or yield marking needs replacement.

A road safety campaign targeting holiday makers is been launched before a busy bank holiday with a view to enhancing their awareness of road safety and enlightening them on the importance of complying with the rules of the road. Parents holiday making are also been warned not to break the law when travelling– by booking a child seat for their hire car.

Fr John Kenny, PP Partry/ Tourmakeady, blessed the road (N84) outside Partry Church on Easter Sunday morning after mass. Fr Kenny was among a number clerics in Co. Mayo who blessed the county’s roads in a novel ceremony aimed at reducing the number of people who die in traffic accidents each year.

Shania McDonagh of Balla No Name Club was the winner of the Road Safety campaign poster competition. She received her award from Balla No Name Club, Road Safety Authority officer, Eilish Mulherne, at a recent function.

An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD visited Road Safety Authoirty (RSA)  headquarters in Ballina, Monday for a ceremony to mark the awarding of Quality, Environmental, and Health and Safety Management System certification to the RSA. The Taoiseach was greeted by Gay Byrne, Chairman, RSA, Noel Brett, Chief Executive, RSA and Maurice Buckley, CEO, NSAI.

Mayo & District Motorsport Club has teamed up with Mayo County Council Road Safety Officer Noel Gibbons and Claremorris Chamber of Commerce in an initiative to get local schools involved in the excitement of this year’s Mayo Stages Rally.

A graphic film, highlighting the dangers of driving while not wearing a seat belt, produced for the Queenlands government Australia, will be shown at the AXA Roadsafe Roadshow that will take place in Castlebar on Thursday, February 9th.

How often do you see someone on the road texting while driving? We live in a constantly connected world where multitasking is second nature and communicating is instant. Coupled with this compulsion, young drivers and mature drivers are overly confident in their ability to 'safely' text while driving.

There was a huge entry for the annual Mayo Mayo Road Safety Art Competition with primary schools throughout the county taking part. A notable feature of the 2011 competition, which ran throughout the year, was the high standard of entries and the involvement of teachers and parents in helping the students connect and understand the importance of road safety.