Mayo County Council has decided to issue number plates to
cyclists in the county for National Bike Week, from June 22nd to 30th.
The council has said its move to distribute the reg plats
to cyclists comes as the deaths of cyclists on the roads remains a big issue.
In a statement announcing the decision to distribute the
number plats to cyclists, the council said a new report by the European
Transport Safety Council which revealed 70 per cent of road deaths in
European cities are pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
“The explosion in bike usage in recent years is good news
for the environment and should also help to ease congestion in urban areas,”
Mayo County Council said in its statement.
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“As part of National Bike week, cyclists in Mayo will be
issued with number plates for their bicycles in a novel programme aimed at
raising awareness of cycle safety.
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“The scheme is part of a number of events taking place in
Mayo this week as part of National Bike Week.”
Noel Gibbons, road safety officer with Mayo County
Council, said was hopeful the number plates scheme would help raise awareness
of cycle safety.
“The purpose of the number plates is to raise awareness
around cycle safety and encourage more people to take to the two wheel mode of
transport rather than the four wheels,” Gibbons said.
“We also want to get the young and not so young cyclist
to remember that they have a responsibility for their own safety when using a
bicycle and motorists to understand the space cyclists need on the road.
“The bright-coloured number plates will have a number and
safety message on them and will hang under the bicycle saddle in a bid to
increase the chances of other road users seeing the cyclist.”
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