Comments on: Stop the Carnage Week – Damien Blake wants to harness blogger power

By: Adam Bennett

Adam Bennett — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:05:47 +0000

Here is a video made to raise awareness of road safety. It was produced by Bridgestone for a campaign to run in conjunction with this years Formula 1 grand prix in Bahrain.
Please watch it and share it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUFGthvMKmc

By: Cllr Damien Blake, Letterkenny Town Council » Stop The Carnage: Update

Cllr Damien Blake, Letterkenny Town Council » Stop The Carnage: Update — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:51:43 +0000

[...] Here’s some of the sites and blogs that have made submissions: Twenty Major (NSFW) Comments on Mulley.net EastMeath.org IrishElection.com Gerry O’Sullivan Branedy Stall The Ball Winds and Breezes RedMum The Community At Large Eirepreneur Dan Sullivan Michele Neylon Letters from the Idiot Donncha O’Caoimh Gerry Gainford [...]

By: RoadSafetyBlog.com » Blog Archive » Tuesday Update: sites taking part

RoadSafetyBlog.com » Blog Archive » Tuesday Update: sites taking part — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 16:33:13 +0000

[...] Twenty Major (NSFW) Comments on Mulley.net EastMeath.org IrishElection.com Gerry O’Sullivan Branedy Stall The Ball Winds and Breezes RedMum The Community At Large Eirepreneur Dan Sullivan [...]

By: Ken McGuire

Ken McGuire — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 22:45:16 +0000

I also suggest mandatory re-testing of everyone after, say, 10 years of a license. If you’ve got to renew your license you should at least sit a theory test, or practical, whatever works out. Its not just about young people….

By: Bernie Goldbach

Bernie Goldbach — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:52:49 +0000

I sense no urgency coming from members of An Garda Siochana in County Tipperary concerning known high-speed use of roads between Urlingford and Cahir. Instead, I read front page apologist attitudes printed by local papers whenever there’s a road death. Too many people down the country believe locals have an inalienable right to enjoy the car culture. That means as much speed as you can push out of your car and rubber marking the road after every weekend.

If the police cannot stomp out the problem, don’t count on the courts. I’ve been a witness in two court cases involving accusations of dangerous driving. Both cases were reduced through pleas before any evidence was brought before the judge. The judiciary cannot be bothered unless there’s a death and even then, the character of the survivor weighs heavier than the damage done by the driving.

If the police and the courts cannot stop the carnage, how about family friends? Don’t count on them because after the accidents, they want sympathy and moral support for being loyal friends. And friends don’t ever point the finger at friends acting the maggot on Ireland’s challenged roads.

Let’s just blame the roads for the carnage. We all agree Ireland needs faster roads. Anyone for another round?