Council response to safety issue

Kildare County Council has responded to the recent Diary and KCA discussions on road safety at Hillside, and says it is a matter of driver behaviour.

In a statement, the council notes that the junction is inside the 50 km/h speed limit which indicates a built-up area.

"Motorists should drive in accordance with the local conditions, just as they must do further along the road at the bridge and at Bardons," the statement reads. "If anyone comes over the hill or even up the hill at sixty [ED NOTE: the original reference at the KCA meeting referred to 60mph], his behaviour shows either ignorance of the rules of the road or disregard for the safety of others.

"The double yellow lines outside the supermarket prohibit the kind of parking seen in the photograph of the red van. Even in the absence of lines such parking is illegal.

"The issues raised are really based on concerns about driver behaviour rather than the width of the road."

Editor's Note: The difficulty continues, as the above picture taken on Good Friday morning shows.

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