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Road Safety
Laois County Council & An Garda Siochana
Road Safety & our Children
Illegal Parking of Vehicles on Public Roads
We strive to improve road safety by, amongst other things, carrying out low cost safety improvement works. Allocations are provided for schemes on Non-National Roads by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (www.environ.ie). The National Roads Authority (www.nra.ie) provides funding for similar schemes on National Roads. Works carried out to date include the provision of signs, lines and turning lanes at junctions on main roads, the provision of chevrons signs and road edge deliniation along entire routes, and the improvement of sightlines and junction layouts at substandard junctions.
In certain circumstances low cost safety improvement measures may not be suitable, and more comprehensive improvement works are required. In these cases specific allocations must be made available.
Traffic calming schemes form another part of the overall approach to improve road safety in the county. Traffic calming elements have been used in many other locations throughout the county such as Ballylinan, Ballinakill, Portlaoise and Mountrath.
Inclement Winter weather results in frost and ice on the roads, bringing about an increased risk of collisions and loss of control accidents. During the winter months ground and air temperatures are monitored by Laois County Council staff, and when appropriate salting and gritting crews are called out. The Winter salting programme results in safer roads with an annual spreading of over 1100 tons of salt on National and Regional Roads in Laois.
Winter Salting Programme 2011-2012
Use of Irish on Traffic Signs
The use of Irish on the country's traffic signs is the most visible illustration of the state's policy regarding our official languages, Irish and English. The road authorities are obliged to adhere to the obligations imposed on them with regard to the use of those languages on traffic signs under the Traffic Signs Manual. The authorities involved are the National Roads Authority and the country's local authorities.
A summary of the obligations imposed on road authorities in this regard is available at the link below:
http://www.coimisineir.ie/downloads/useOfIrishOnTrafficSigns.pdf
You can report any errors noticed by downloading the form below and submitting it to An Coimisinéir Teanga at the address provided.
http://www.coimisineir.ie/downloads/Foirm_Ghearain_PDF.pdf
Winter Salting Programme 2011-2012
Inclement Winter weather results in frost and ice on the roads, bringing about an increased risk of collisions and loss of control accidents. During the winter months ground and air temperatures are monitored by Laois County Council staff, and when appropriate salting and gritting crews are called out. The Winter salting programme results in safer roads with an annual spreading of over 1100 tons of salt on National and Regional Roads in Laois. The 2011-2012 Salting Schedule for Laois is available to download below:-
Winter Salting Plan 2011-2012
NRA - Safe Driving Tips
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