In the past week two more people have lost their lives while cycling on roads in Ireland, bringing the total number of cyclists killed in 2017 to 14*. That is *four more than were killed in all of 2016, and it makes 2017 the deadliest year for cyclists in more than a decade. The number of people who cycle who have been seriously or fatally … Continue reading “Stop Killing Cyclists” – Vigil & Demonstration
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Cyclist.ie, the Irish Cycling Advocacy Network, is troubled and saddened by the recent death of a cyclist in Co Meath last weekend, bringing to twelve the number of people killed while cycling in Ireland, so far in 2017. This is more cyclists than were killed in all of 2016. All of these deaths have involved motor vehicles. We would like to convey our deepest sympathies … Continue reading Latest Tragic Cycling Death Unacceptable
OK so you have been out cycling and you feel the chilling effect and intimidation of wind displacement and vibrations caused by a close passing vehicle. You know the feeling from previous incidents but this time you are using an onboard or head camera and you’ve recorded the incident on your ride. You’re mad as hell and want to report it to the Gardaí. What … Continue reading Dangerous overtaking
Cyclist.ie is pleased to see the RSA taking Drink Driving seriously The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has today Friday 6 October, launched a website, to provide factual information on drink driving in Ireland and to dispel the many myths and misinformation in relation to the problem of drink driving in Ireland. The new site, www.drinkdriversdestroylives.ie, is being launched to support the proposed change to strengthen … Continue reading RSA launches website in support of new drink driving bill
From: Vehicle Standards Section, Road Safety Authority, via Email on 1 August 2017 Thank you for your query regarding frontal protection systems, more commonly known as bull bars, which has been passed to me for our direct response. The legal position on these is as follows; EC Regulation 78/2009 lays down the requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles relating to the protection of pedestrians … Continue reading Legality of Bull Bars
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has allocated a “similar spend” for cycling safety promotion this year as for 2016 despite a sharp rise in deaths among cyclists in the first six months of 2017. Read article
From Cycling Ireland The cycling community has lost another member to the roads. This year has seen eleven people die while cycling their bike on the road. The circumstances vary, city cycling, rural cycling, commuting, recreational cycling, day and night. This is no longer a debate about who deserves the road more, the finger pointing has to stop and a commitment from the government to … Continue reading Cycling Budget Must Be Increased