Work Part IV

So today we visited the GWU...Garda Water Unit in Sallins, where we were shown some of the boats used in rescue or recovery missions & all the electronic devices, such as sonar equipment (generally for locating fish, but used here to measure the depth of the water) & a machine which looked like a SAT NAV. We were also shown the scuba gear, eg dry suits, air tanks, face masks & contamination prevention suits, which are used while in the sewers. After being shown all the equipment, we were told about how the unit works & the different missions they may have to go on, from recovering dead bodies from seas or lakes, to searching for cars.
After a quick lunch, we moved on to the traffic core in NAAS. Here, we were shown haunting clips of people being killed stone dead from being hit by cars & people being thrown from vehicles following a crash. Apparently, reducing your speed by even 10km/h can drastically increase your chance of survival in the event of an accident occurring...
60km/h.....85% chance of being killed
50km/h.....45% chance of being killed
30km/h.....5% chance of being killed