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MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL has issued a warning to motorists about the dangers of driving around the times of sunrise and sunset.
In its warning, the council said countless collisions have occurred due to blind spots created by sun glare and the distance perception problems that are created.
Driving directly against the sun can also block peripheral areas of vision and cause sudden moments of blindness as the sun peeks out from behind surrounding objects, the council said.
Driving into the sunset might sound romantic, there are many hazards that drivers face every single day on the roads of Ireland, but sometimes it’s the most beautiful things that can cause the most problems – and that’s particularly true when it comes to the stunning but low autumn sun.
(Image: Mayo County Council)
Road safety officer Noel Gibbons said that while “we can’t change the position of the sun” or the need to travel at certain times, there are steps you can take “to ensure you’re prepared for these conditions”.
”Dirty windscreens add to the danger when the sun is low,” he advised. “If you can’t see, slow down accordingly, keeping an eye on the traffic behind, in case the following vehicle doesn’t see you against the sun. Also beware with these fine evenings there are more pedestrians and cyclists on the road.”
The council has these useful tips on hand for driving during these dangerous times:
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Oh my God, that is just awful, I hope she makes a full recovery. What a dreadful journey for any parent to make.
Conveyors are extremely dangerous I know people who have lost limbs and been killed by them, she is very lucky to be alive once you are caught by it either your clothing or hair gives way or you get pulled in, hope she makes a full recovery.
Poor girl
God love her, sounds awful
Get well soon. poor girl
Such a pity the author had to refer to this poor girl by just her surname, in his comment he says “Dunnes parents have flown out to Australia to be with her”…… Such a lack of respect for her as she was named Annie at birth… Hope Annie makes a full recovery.
In most reports people are referred to by their surname not their forename, they could have used Miss though.
Cindy, congratulations in advance on winning Nitpicker of the Year 2015!
Cindy, I’m sure if the family are reading this they will be appreciating your valuable input.
What an horrific, freak accident! Sincere hopes for a full recovery.
Why would 5 people give the thumbs down or dislike for the comment .am I missing something ?
Trolls patrick… theres no escaping the trolls… some people just want to watch the world burn
Scrubbed in on one those scalp transplants in the past. It’s a gore fest but recoverable. Good luck to her.
Jesus, that’s horrific, I hope she’ll be ok.
Who the hell is giving all the red thumbs?
Loyal haters I think, my common number is 5 nearly in every comment. Don’t worry about it, go by the green thumbs.
Cute: stop coming back to check how many thumbs you got.
*Cure:
I never consider them, or what colour they are Michael. I consider the comment, and/or the debate. There’s some that do though and that’s sad.
@Neal, cute is better :).
Molly, you see the red thumbs up even on people who send out sympathy comments to tragic stories and you wonder what is wrong with some people. I never go by the red myself as I am happy just to have 1 green thumb, reds just means they did bother to read it lol.
Just telling John not to worry about the red thumbs, once you mention the red thumbs then they build up. Once you say anything negative about yourself in public then they are out for their pound of flesh, here is no different but it is a dark sense I have as well lol.
Hope she has a speedy recovery, last thing you want over here. Hope her employer had insurance too. God speed
Why do these beautiful people have to go away for work… Get well soon.
Apparently they don’t have enough ugly people to fill these positions.
That’s true, send all the ugly one’s.
That’s horrific. I did my farming on the same farm as where it happened. Poor girl, I hope she has a speedy recovery.
I only thumb down people who complain about thumb downs,or thumbs down,or thumbs downs.
Thumber downers obviously do their thumbing downing just for the schadenfreude of annoying the people who don’t like thumb downs (or should that be “thumbs down”?)
I’ll start the ball rolling by giving myself a thumbs down for this comment.
Kudos for use of shadenfreude
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