Cullen’s plea over Christmas road safety

THE roads could be a safer place this Christmas if every person played their part by obeying the law, a senior minister said yesterday.

Transport Minister Martin Cullen called on all road users to make a major effort to make travelling safer in the days up to Christmas.

“I am asking all road users to drive within the speed limit and to wear a seat belt. Obeying the law does not cost money; refusing to obey it could cost you your life or that of someone else travelling on the road. This Christmas, our roads could be safer if all of us co-operate and play our part. We must make that happen,” he said, as he turned the sod on the 38km N7 Nenagh/Limerick road project.