Reflective clothing plan ‘impossible to enforce’

THE introduction of mandatory reflective clothing for pedestrians would be impossible to enforce, it was claimed last night.

Around 64 Irish pedestrians were killed and 1,115 seriously injured in 2003. The National Safety Council, responding to a call for mandatory reflective clothing from an equipment company, said that while reflective clothing was important for pedestrians, there were far more important issues to concentrate resources on.

“I’m sure if it’s something that could be enforced,” said spokesman Brian Farrell.