🇮🇪 Walking, wheeling and cycling remove up to 660,000 cars from roads daily in Ireland’s five largest cities, a new survey finds. Active travel brings nearly €3bn in annual benefits, cuts emissions and enjoys strong public support for further investment. www.transportforireland.ie/news/walking...

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Active Travel Takes Up to 660,000 Cars Off Irish Roads Every Day, Major Survey Finds. momentummag.com/active-trave...

The article goes on to talk about the cycle lane being proposed for Chapelizod Road and Conyngham Road. Positive as that is, it doesn't address the issue in the article - there is no safe way to cycle through the village itself

That and a lot more. Why is Ireland so slow to implement proven, modern technologies like AI-enabled traffic cameras that detect speeding and other offences?

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The question has to be asked why do media in #Ireland follow this same playbook? What is the motive behind rarely mentioning the driver? Press Ombudsman & Press Council silent.

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Ukrainians living in Galway are holding a series of events today to mark the fourth anniversary of the most recent Russian invasion of their country.

Another day, another sub-standard cycle path from Dublin City Council.

This seems to pass @garda.ie by. They seem to need contact to occur for Dangerous Overtaking of a Cyclist to be prosecuted Endangering or inconveniencing a cyclist as the legislation states is insufficient

You're onto something with your alternative! I'm guessing schools run with it because it fills a slot in curriculum, maybe under Wellbeing & is ready made by the RSA. So until the RSA or someone else hands them an alternative on it will go. @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @irishdocsenv.bsky.social

Because a driver staring at a cellphone isn't going to see me any more whether I'm wearing orange or black.

I've given up reporting all but the most serious and blatant incidents. I went to one station to report an assault and the garda at the desk refused to take my statement. He was visibly pissed off that I was bothering him.

As we all know, enforcement, or more correctly, the lack of it, is a major issue on our roads. So frustrating to see the heel-dragging and in some cases deliberate push-back from the gardai on roads policing.

Wish Surrey Road Cops were on Bluesky. They used to have great posts on topics like hi-viz, and supportive of cycling bsky.app/profile/tjmo...

Also, as a tangential point; this representative for bus drivers didn't once mention the need for enforcement around the continued invasion of bus-lanes by private cars. Why is this relevant? Bcoz bus-lanes are usually also bike-lanes in Dublin, & private cars in them forces ppl on bikes...

It only stops with presumed liability for motorists. On its current path it will never stop as motorists are looking to blame & make excuses for their own terrible driving & we'll see Judges making judgements against VRU's for not wearing hi-viz.

This is an amazing timeline for planning to construction of a 5.5km tramway:

It's noted that he was wearing high-vis even though the driver was making an illegal turn and even with high-vis and all it's only counted as careless driving and not dangerous driving: www.thejournal.ie/courts-cycli...

Dublin's deputy lord mayor says bus lanes not needed at weekends as he doesn't see congestion but claims bus lanes add to weekend traffic irishcycle.com/2026/01/22/d...

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Seems very on topic right now for Ireland!

The question isn't whether people should wear high-viz/helmets. People should wear whatever makes them feel safer. Question is whether mandatory high-viz/helmets is good public policy - it's not Protected lanes, safe junction design, more cyclists, and better driver behaviour are good public policy

Tánaiste contradicts Department of Transport, rules out mandatory helmets for bicycles, but leaves door open for “e-bikes” Despite an official Department of Transport response outlining that all bicycles are part of a plan for mandatory helmets and high-vis, Tánaiste Simon Harris has said in the…

This is counter-intuitive: "It is clear that the benefits of cycling outweigh the risks, with helmet legislation actually costing society more from lost health gains than saved from injury prevention." theconversation.com/ditching-bik...

I am reminded of the words uttered by a Giro cycle helmet designer in an interview with Carlton Reid in Forbes journal: “We do not design helmets specifically to reduce chances or severity of injury when impacts involve a car,” said Richter. “The number of variables is too tinyurl.com/yxun7fv3

I guess if I ran the transport for one of the few EU countries without a rail link to the airport from the capital; without decent cycle or walking infrastructure, in a car clogged pollution nightmare, this is the kind of badly researched ill-informed nonsense I’d be expected to produce.

Is there any research into why a rural TD is pushing for hi-vis for people on bicycles but in the past has voted against drink driving law proposals? 😏 You'd wonder if such a TD like Sean Canney has any credibility at all considering his past choices.

...including public health factors, do not support helmet use and especially does not support mandatory helmets. The situation is outlined by two top experts in the fields of public health and junk science, and of the public understanding of risk stands unchanged since 2013:

2023 - a van driver left-hooked me after overtaking & knocked me off the cargobike. Was cycling a 9.5 foot long cargobike (~ length as a small car). I HAD HI-VIS ON. THE BIKE WAS LIT UP LIKE AN XMAS TREE. As I was on the ground the driver shouted "why did you hit me?" irishcycle.com/2026/02/04/a...

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Yes. There is a good explanation on the Cycling Fallacies website re. why cycle helmet compulsion is a stupid idea. www.cyclingfallacies.org/en/people-sh...

I have no words for this absolute disaster. There's so much research showing this kinda step doesn't work re safety, and will destroy any chance of getting people on bikes and will end city bikes of any description #speirgorm #ireland #cycling #cyclists irishcycle.com/2026/02/04/a...

It’s 2028 and all pedestrians are mandated by law to wear hi vis clothes at all times. Black north face jackets are illegal. Black mascara has been outlawed and replaced with neon. Drivers are still watching tiktok and saying didn’t see you there pal.

The stupidest bike policy ever? Ireland is considering not just helmets but also *mandatory high-vis clothing* for cyclists!

I’m 100% certain AGS will do nothing

That figure relates to those who sustain serious injuries each year. Not of cyclists that are involved in collisions overall. Most collisions are minor in nature. It's also a bit of a weird and pointless stat as head injuries feature heavily from any activity and transport in serious injury stats.

Great way to push people away from cycling. We live in a country where the goverment refuse to lower speed limits to 30km/hour and instead want to dress everyone in hi viz so motorists can drive like they want and the gov can cut funding to cycling infrastructure. Pathetic.

"We see millions of people who want to ride, but are being pushed away by barriers that should not exist, from the lack of availability and complexity of maintenance to concerns about whether it is safe for children to cycle"

People will continue to cycle in the rain if you provide the infrastructure to make it safe and comfortable for them to do so. The greenery alongside cuts the risk of flooding, as well as improving the look of the street.

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I like all of the individual contributors on The Apprentice: Unfinished Business But the podcast style approach seems a distinct downgrade from the established You’re Fired companion show

2 cities in recent time beyond the usual suspects in Netherlands and Scandinavia to study if you’re serious about active travel @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social @feljin.ie @janetphorner.bsky.social Helsinki Paris

Worth mentioning that all hire bikes already have id numbers of some kind and it does precisely nothing to prevent the sort of behaviour that these people think it will solve.

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