Lighter later for road safety calls road organisation

Putting the clocks back at the end of this week will put lives at risk, a road safety organisation says.

GEM Motoring Assist, is worried that the changing of the clocks back an hour on 31 October, will be a danger for road users.

“Poor weather, decreased visibility and bad road conditions are all rife during the winter months and have a serious effect on the rise in accidents and hazardous breakdown situations,” says David William CEO of GEM Motoring Assist.

“Changing the clocks only adds further to the dangers for road users particularly for those on foot including vulnerable school children.  What’s more, with the recent news that councils are planning to dim or turn off street lights in certain areas of the country, making conditions even worse, there is no better time to champion the need for lighter evenings”. 

GEM are supporting the 10:10 Lighter Later campaign, supporting the cause for an hour of daylight to be moved from the morning to the evening.
 
For more information, visit: www.lighterlater.org