A nephew of a man who was killed while cycling has called Clare county councillors motion to criminalise anybody outside of cars not wearing high-vis.As reported recently, Clare County Council passed a motion calling on the Minister for Transport to make high-vis jackets mandatory for pedestrians and cyclists, with the threat of 120 fines for people in public without high-vis. The councillor, Cllr Pat Burke (Fine Gael), who proposed the motion, told Newstalk that it should apply to pedestrians even on footpaths and even in city centres.He became frustrated and let out an exasperated sigh when asked how it would work, and was questioned about the practicalities of making wearing non-high-vis clothing a criminal offence. Responding to the motion, Eoin Niallin said: This month the drunk/drug driver that mowed down and killed my uncle on a Clare road was sentenced for her crimes. Today, Clare County Council effectively victim blamed uncle Mike for his death at the hands of a drunk/drug driver. Furious doesnt cover my emotions right now.His 70-year-old uncle, Michael Lorigan, was described as a gifted teacher and cyclist. He was killed by Saoirse Lillis McMahon, who was found guilty by Ennis Circuit Court of dangerous driving causing his death on August 16th, 2023, on the N67 at Baunmore, Kilkee, Co Clare.According to a court report, Lillis McMahon was given a five-year sentence with the final six months suspended after the Court heard that she was under the influence of alcohol and a cocktail of drugs, including cocaine. She also had children in the car with her at the time of the fatal crash.Gardai also found that she was disqualified from driving, uninsured, and that the car was dangerously defective. She was driving at a speed of between 81-99km/h at impact and did not brake before impact.In another post on X, Niallin added: Attempting to absolve bad driver behaviour by shifting the focus to the right of other road users to exist is the wrong message. Driver behaviour is being worse, which stats show. That needs to remain the focus; not trying to criminalise non-drivers being on the road.When another user of the platform said: Sorry to hear about your uncle, but where in this article does it speak about your uncle? The motion was put forward after a close call by a Fine Gael councillor with a pedestrian recently. Niallin responded: Driver behaviour is the issue, not the existence of other road users. Saying other road users are in any way at fault for their own injuries/death for not wearing a hi-vis, when research shows thats not the case, is an insult. By the sounds of it, he was going too fast around said bend.