Cyclist.ie, the Irish Cycling Advocacy Network wholeheartedly endorses the appeal to Cabinet by The Irish Road Victims Association, IRVA, to support Minister for Transport Shane Ross’ plan to introduce graduated fines for people caught speeding. Chairperson of Cyclist.ie ,Colm Ryder, said ” We were disappointed last week to hear FG TD Peter Burke oppose the measure on RTE Radio, and astounded to read a report this morning … Continue reading DTTAS Proposals for Graduated Speeding Fines
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Major Health Bodies support call for Active Travel to be an integral part of the forthcoming All of Government Climate Action Plan The Irish Heart Foundation, the Irish Cancer Society, Diabetes Ireland, Irish Doctors for the Environment, the Association of Health Promotion Ireland, Professor Donal O’Shea (National Clinical Lead for Obesity and Hon. President of Cyclist.ie), and the Irish Pedestrian Network have signed an open letter … Continue reading Health Bodies Call for Active Travel in Climate Action Plan
The introduction date for more aerodynamic, safer truck cabs on Europe’s roads will be brought forward to 1 September 2020, EU lawmakers agreed yesterday. The European federation of transport NGOs, Transport & Environment (T&E), welcomed the reform which will speed the roll-out of more rounded truck fronts that allow drivers to better see pedestrians and cyclists and improve fuel efficiency. Under the changes agreed last … Continue reading Safer, rounder trucks to hit the roads next year
Making a complaint to Dublin Bus or another vehicle operator can be enhanced with a request for the CCTV footage. This is your right under GDPR; similar applies to coach companies. Read more
Cyclists have called for more action by gardaí to protect cyclists after a number of apparent road rage incidents emerged in videos on social media. The call came after dash-cam footage of an incident involving a cyclist and taxi driver on Belvedere Road between North Circular Road and Dorset Street in north Dublin was published on social media on Wednesday. Read article (which contains video)
In 2017, Deputy Catherine Murphy addressed a question in the Dail about the management of the cycle training programme Cycle Right, specifically the anticipated increase in cycling to school and the benchmark for success. This was against a background in the UK of increased training having no significant effect on cycling levels unless accompanied by the provision of high quality infrastructure. The response by Minister … Continue reading Cycle Right or Cycle Wrong?
The epidemic of physical inactivity was the main topic of discussion at the Sport intergroup conference in the European Parliament (EP) last week. Its €80 billion cost, first raised by Marisa Fernandez Esteban of the EU Sport Unit was repeated over and over. ECF’s response to this public health crisis is the EU Cycling Strategy, with its 2030 aims to increase cycling by 50%, reduce … Continue reading Valuing Cycling in the European Parliament: How to address the €80 billion cost of physical inactivity?
A study led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has found that expanding designated cycling networks in cities could provide considerable health and economic benefits, with a rate of return of up to 70 € for every euro invested. The analysis – part of European Commission funded Physical Activity through Sustainable Transport Approaches (PASTA) project – of data from 167 European cities … Continue reading European Cities Could Avoid up to 10,000 Premature Deaths by Expanding Cycling Networks