'Behind the numbers are real people,' Tipperary to mark remembrance day for crash victims
Tipperary County Council are asking the public to reflect on road safety this Sunday, November 19.
In a statement, the local authority said that on October 26 2005, the United Nations adopted a resolution calling for governments to mark the third Sunday in November each year as World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
Director of Services for Roads with Tipperary County Council, Marcus O’Connor said:
“Whether we walk, cycle, drive or travel as a passenger, World Day of Remembrance is a time for us all to reflect on our own road user behaviour and make positive changes. If we all make small changes, for example to slow down, it would make a big difference to road safety. It is also a time to thank our emergency services and healthcare workers who deal first-hand with the consequences of road traffic collisions.
"We must continue to work together to combat preventable road deaths and injuries. We can do this by taking better care, having consideration for other road users, and remembering that we all share the road.
Please take some time this Sunday to remember road traffic victims, their families and loved ones.”
This day provides an opportunity to draw the public’s attention to road traffic crashes, their consequences and costs, and the measures which can be taken to prevent them.
Now is an important time to reflect on what has been a very difficult year.
Too many families in Tipperary have been devastated by road trauma and the loss of or serious injury to a loved one.
Road Safety Officer with Tipperary County Council Michèle Maher said:
“Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims allows us to come together and honour the memories of those who have been tragically killed or seriously injured on our roads. It is our way of ensuring that those who have died or been seriously
injured are not forgotten.
"Behind the numbers are real people; somebody’s father, brother, son, mother, sister or daughter. They are real lives lost or shattered by serious injuries, leaving families and communities devastated as they cope with the lasting impact of death and serious injury on the road”.