Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, cycled with the Limerick Cycle Bus on Friday — taking in the good and the bad of the children’s commute to school, including the two-way cycle path on Shannon Bridge and the Shannon Bridge Roundabout where adults have to supervise children going around it.
Cycle Buses have been set up by parents around the country to help children cycle to school safety.
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In the second video below, it is being explained to Minister Ryan how the Cycle Bus manage to safely go around the roundabout, but how that’s a lot harder when parents try to cycle around it without the Cycle Bus.
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