A Road Safety charity has added its backing to the
Department for Infrastructure's ‘Share the Road to Zero'
campaign.
‘Share the Road to Zero' is a community engagement initiative
that aims to reduce road deaths by encouraging us to take more
responsibility and care on the roads.
Road Safe NI has joined a growing list of organisations pledging
to ‘Share the Road to Zero' and is encouraging others to do the
same.
Charity chairperson Davy Jackson has signed up to the campaign on
the charity's behalf.
Recent signatories to Share the Road to Zero include Liverpool
and Northern Ireland footballer Conor Bradley, senior women's
footballer , Ulster Rugby trio Jacob
Stockdale, Nick Timoney and Michael Lowry, Olympian Ciara
Mageean and Ulster GAA star Rory Grugan, and Belfast
Giants.
Welcoming the signing, DfI Minister said: “I am very
grateful to Davy Jackson for signing up to this important
community engagement initiative on behalf of Road Safe NI. Too
many lives are being lost on our roads – too many families have
had their world shattered by receiving the worst possible
news.
“Nobody sets out on a journey expecting to be involved in
a road traffic collision, let alone lose their own life or end
someone else's life. Yet, on average, one person dies on our
roads every single week. Last year, 69 people set off on what
turned out to be their last journey.
“Despite statistics telling us that more than 95% of
collisions are caused by human error, as individuals we rarely
see ourselves as part of the problem. We tell ourselves that it's
the other road users, but it is worth remembering that to
everyone else, you are the ‘someone else'. Davy is helping to
remind us of our road safety messages today as he becomes the
latest Share the Road to Zero signatory.”
Davy Jackson said: “We are signing up to Share the Road to Zero
as a reminder for us all that we must never lose sight of the
importance of road safety and of being vigilant and careful as
road users.
“We recently hosted our eleventh annual Road Safe NI awards,
which highlight the important work around road safety carried out
by schools, emergency services, voluntary groups, and public and
private sectors.
“Everything we can do to raise awareness about road safety must
be welcomed as a way to encourage societal conversations about
how to stay safe as road users.”
Notes to editors:
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WATCH: “We hope by having discussions
with family and friends we can improve road safety right across
Northern Ireland” – Davy Jackson explains why he is signing up
to the Share the Road community engagement campaign to raise
road safety awareness on behalf of the Road Safe NI charity.
https://youtu.be/3p4cr3HnRPY
