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Sat 11 Nov 2002Road users urged to be cautiousThe National Safety Council is reminding all road users to exercise extreme caution in hazardous driving conditions."It's a temporary high-risk situation for road users while this period of bad weather lasts," said the council's chief executive, Mr Pat Costello. "So drivers, motorcyclists, pedalcyclists and pedestrians need to be on guard to the added dangers posed by wet and flooded roads."