Special recognition award for Phil for Stayin’ Alive campaign
WEXFORD’S leading road safety champion Phil Skelton was honoured last week by the Road Safety Authority (RSA).
Phil received the Road Safety Authority CEO’s Special Recognition award for his work done on behalf of the Stayin’ Alive at 1.5 campaign.
The prestigious award follows on from the recent IRVA Light of Hope award Phil received last month.
The award was presented to Phil by RSA CEO Moyagh Murdock and chairperson of the RSA Liz O’Donnell at the 10th annual ‘Leading Lights in Road Safety’ awards in Croke Park.
MC for the day was RTÉ News Correspondent Teresa Mannion, with awards presented in categories including media, education, business, emergency services and public sector.
Phil founded the ‘Stayin’ Alive at 1.5’ campaign in 2013 following the deaths of two cyclists in Wexford as a result of collisions with cars travelling in the same direction. The campaign raises awareness of the need to allow sufficient space when overtaking cyclists and campaigns for the introduction of a Minimum Passing Distance Law (MPDL).
Phil has distributed approximately 10,000 car window stickers with the 1.5m message and supported creation of similar stickers in Sligo, Wexford and Kerry. Five local authorities have introduced the ‘Stayin’ Alive at 1.5’ logo on suitable vehicles. These are Wexford, Kerry, Donegal, Sligo, Mayo.
After receiving the award Phil said: ‘We were absolutely delighted to have been chosen for this prestigious award from the Road Safety Authority. There were many fantastic entries and to be chosen for the CEO special recognition award was real honour.
‘We had a fantastic day at the awards ceremony in Croke Park, rubbing shoulders with so many people who do so much to protect lives on our roads.’