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Bishop urges all road users to be safe, recommends prayer for drivers


Ahead of this June Bank Holiday weekend in the Republic and Northern Ireland, Bishop Liam MacDaid, Bishop of Clogher, calls on all road users: motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, to take special care of themselves and their loved ones.

Bishop MacDaid said: "Up to yesterday, 31 May, the recorded 2012 road fatality figures stood at 69 for the Republic and 16 for the North. This loss of human life is heart breaking for the loved ones of the deceased and a tragedy for our society as a whole. Ahead of our June bank holiday weekend I am asking all road users to exercise particular vigilance in terms of safety and to be responsible on the roads over the next three days.

"Care for one another in our community is a basic human value which travels across different faiths and cultures. This duty of care also applies to our road use and it is fundamental to the common good of all in society."

Bishop MacDaid concluded, "As individuals we have an obligation to exercise a duty of care to other road users by improving our driver behaviour and, at a public policy level, this improved behaviour needs to be matched by effective strategic planning and greater resourcing." Bishop MacDaid recommends the following dedicated prayer for motorists which may be recited before driving:

Prayer for motorists before driving:
Before I take my place behind the wheel
I pray, O Sacred Heart - Guide me on my way.
Virgin Mary, Morning Star, from every danger guide this car.
Thou dear Lord who gave it to enjoy,
Grant that its purpose be to save and not destroy.
Amen

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