The importance of being visible

Moyle police visited Dunluce School Bushmills, Ballycastle High and Cross and Passion last week, alongside a colleague from Roads Policing.
By The Newsroom
Published 8th Feb 2014, 14:39 GMT
Cross and Passion College Ballycastle with Constable David McCaughan, Constable Syd Henry Road's Policing, and Sgt Lorraine Connor Ballycastle. INBM06-14 POLICE 4FCross and Passion College Ballycastle with Constable David McCaughan, Constable Syd Henry Road's Policing, and Sgt Lorraine Connor Ballycastle. INBM06-14 POLICE 4F
Cross and Passion College Ballycastle with Constable David McCaughan, Constable Syd Henry Road's Policing, and Sgt Lorraine Connor Ballycastle. INBM06-14 POLICE 4F

The focus of the visits was on road safety and the importance of young people being visible when out and about during dark winter mornings and evenings.

Awareness of road safety issues is heightened amongst pupils and teachers with eight deaths, three of which were pedestrians, so far this year on Northern Ireland’s roads prompting police to describe the situation as a road safety emergency.

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Roads policing officer, Constable Syd Henry gave the pupils a short talk on the dangers of not being visible when out walking or cycling on the roads.

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Dunluce with Constable David McCaughan, Constable Syd Henry Road's Policing, and Sgt Lorraine Connor Ballycastle. INBM06-14 POLICEFDunluce with Constable David McCaughan, Constable Syd Henry Road's Policing, and Sgt Lorraine Connor Ballycastle. INBM06-14 POLICEF
Dunluce with Constable David McCaughan, Constable Syd Henry Road's Policing, and Sgt Lorraine Connor Ballycastle. INBM06-14 POLICEF

Moyle Neighbourhood Sergeant Lorraine Connor was on hand to help answered more general questions, including how young people can contact police if they ever needed to.

Pupils were also each given a fluorescent rucksack cover for their schoolbag, with around 250 distributed.