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April/May 2014 * www.esb.ie/em ESB ROAD SAFETY BUREAU HEALTH & HABITAT Image in-box HARD AND FAST FACTS Pedestrians hit by a car... at 30 km/h - 1 in 10 will die THE BIGGER THE PENALTY Speeding drivers risk getting two penalty points on their driving licence plus a ﬁne of between €80 to €120, if you decide to go to court and are convicted you risk four penalty points and a ﬁne of up to €800. ANY DRIVER WHO GETS 12 PENALTY POINTS AT ANY TIME INSIDE A THREE YEAR PERIOD FACES DISQUALIFICATION FROM DRIVING FOR SIX MONTHS. For more information on speed limits and stopping distances read the Rules of the Road at www.rsa.ie a selection of your photography at 50 km/h - 5 in 10 will die at 60 km/h - 9 in 10 will die Source: Rules of the Road, 2007 T: Lo Call 1890 506080 E: info@rsa.ie W: www.rsa.ie All intellectual property rights reserved 2007. 10/02/2012 THE FASTER THE SPEED THE BIGGER THE MESS By Grainne Coogan 2. "We should never say or think 'it won't happen to me'. The sad reality is that it does. Crashes or collisions happen in milliseconds and we again ask that all road users listen to the numerous road safety messages that An Garda Síochána issue. They are in your interest and that of your family, friends and colleagues." The words of Assistant Commissioner John Twomey of An Garda Síochána, following the St Patrick's Day Bank Holiday weekend. 2,377 Fixed Charge Penalty Notices for speeding were issued to drivers over the weekend, from March 14th to 17th 2014 inclusive. Speed continues to be the biggest contributing factor to road deaths in the Republic of Ireland, and it falls to each of us individually as drivers to reduce our own speed and be mindful of our ability to react when behind the wheel. 1. 3. 4. 1. 'Prayer Time in Dubai' by Vincent Flynn. '2. 'South Bull Wall' by Kevin Grace. 3. 'Austrian Snow Scene' by Michael Downey. 4. 'Old and New Grand Canal Reflections' by Michael Hughes. WHAT'S NEW? LOOKING FOR YAM By Dave Washe CHAMPS! SOCIAL MEDIA in the ESB workplace? Never! Well you're wrong... sort of. Yammer is the SM app of choice for ESB workers to interact with one another. It is an ESB staff member only forum which simply means that the forum is limited to ESB staff only. Soft launched recently, there are currently 429 members of staff using it. You can use Yammer on the web or download the appropriate app for your smartphone. You do have a smartphone now, don't you? Signing up is simple because the good IT people have saved you the bother of remembering usernames and passwords so you just use your normal ESB logon details. So what can you do once you are on Yammer? Well more or less the same as you can do on that other major SM app, Facebook. You can Like, Share, Reply, etc. and it is an excellent place to see what's happening around ESB. Person to Person email is there as well and for private conversations there is an instant chat facility. You can even Follow your colleagues to see what they are doing which looks like it was plucked straight from Twitter. There are discussion groups you can join or better still set up. It's a business collaboration tool that used wisely could allow you tap into the powerful companywide resources in ESB and the family of companies. Post a query and wait for Design: Lyle Bailie International 26 the help to arrive. It is a simple to use app that could help you out and put you in touch with the right person to solve your particular problem. Let's just all hope we don't fall into the trap of trying to get the most followers currently held at time of writing by SC... you'll just have to join to find out exactly who that is. In summary, Yammer, an overdue tool for ESB staff that used properly could make your working life that bit easier. n For more information, check out www.yammer.com. Some simple facts worth remembering: * Stopping and braking distances Preception time: 0.7 seconds At 120km in a saloon car in dry conditions it will take 78m to stop At 120km in wet conditions it will take 145m to stop - that's the length of Croke Park * There is no road in Ireland on which you can legally drive at more than 120km per hour * Speeding - Two penalty points on driving licence plus a fine of between €80 to €120. If you opt to go to court and are convicted you risk four penalty points and a fine of up to €800 (any driver who gets 12 penalty points at any time inside a three year period faces disqualification from driving for six months). n ESB ROAD SAFETY BUREAU SPEED POLICY All ESB staff that drive shall adhere to the legal speed limits on Irish roads. Remember that these are maximum limits and that the appropriate speed may be much less depending on circumstances and weather conditions. Adjust your speed to take account of road standard, vehicle capabilities, weather and traffic conditions. In particular, decrease speed considerably on wet or icy roads. Maintain a safe distance between you and the vehicle in front - use the 'two-second rule' as a guide. It is the responsibility of all staff that drive on ESB business to plan the journey and allow sufficient time to complete it safely. Be mindful of the speedometer, of the weather conditions and of the road layout. Reducing your speed is your way of keeping yourself and other road users safer. For more information email safedriving@esb.ie or visit the ESB Road Safety Bureau website: http://esbnet/safedriving http://www.esb.ie/em http://www.rsa.ie http://www.rsa.ie http://esbnet/safedriving http://www.yammer.com

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