Today’s blogpost is one of the most important I’ve ever written.
I am not about the number of views – normally.
But please read this, please tweet it or link back to it.
Why am I being so pushy about this post over all others?
A year ago today I watched a man lose his life
because of a stupid, split second decision
by a man who hoped to save a few minutes on his commute.
For all the coverage of the M5 accident, there are countless others
killed on our roads who’s story barely makes the local paper.
According to the government site:
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motorcyclists account for 1% of total road traffic
but 21% of all road user deaths -
they are 50 times more likely to be killed or seriously injured in serious or fatal road accidents than car drivers
Now I am guessing that you probably think this is because they choose to ride a bike with less protection than a car, weave in and out of traffic or travelling at high speeds.
Here’s a video put together by a Dublin motorcyclist documenting the daily dangers he encounters:
So please take a little extra care to look for motorcyclists,
drive carefully and to obey traffic laws.
You might be 5 minutes late for work.
But one day Ron just never made it to work…