Safety report recommends compulsory hi-vis jackets

A new road safety report will recommend it be made compulsory for cyclists to wear helmets and high visibility jackets at all times, and that pedestrians wear the jackets after dark.

The recommendations are contained in a draft Cork Road Safety Plan report (2016-2020), which is a collaboration between the two local authorities in the region, the gardaí, the HSE, RSA, and fire service.

Details of the report were debated at a meeting of Cork County Council’s Transport Special Purposes Committee, which heard there was a high number of deaths among cyclists and pedestrians in the city and county.