Unintended consequences in a world where we think driving is freedom
Comment & Analysis: There are few things more frustrating to me than hearing a punishment is being made harsher to reduce offending. The fine can be a million. If it’s … Read more
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Said the fire about the wood
COMMENT & ANALYSIS: I am, at the moment, engaged in analysis of social media communication related to cycling and cyclists in Ireland, to get a picture of the discourse around … Read more
The Yates problem: Does cycling have a moral hazard issue?
COMMENT & ANALYSIS: Back in January this year, on The Hard Shoulder with Ivan Yates on Newstalk, the presenter put forward the following question in relation to the proposed minimum … Read more
Deconstructing the truckers’ defence (part three)
COMMENT & ANALYSIS: When you listen to and transcribe the arguments made by opposers of the minimum passing distance law, strong narrative emerges that cyclists are people whose behaviour violates … Read more
We’re expected to share space with wheel-borgs that have killed people
COMMENT & ANALYSIS: Constructive dismissal is defined as “actions taken by an employer that intentionally make working conditions for an employee difficult or unfair so that the employee feels forced … Read more
Wheel-borgs: A losing battle of driver-filled cars reported as autonomous
COMMENT & ANALYSIS: The problem of removing agency from drivers in reporting, especially reports on cyclist-driver collisions, is often highlighted by cycling advocates. Time and time again, incidents are described … Read more
Deconstructing the truckers’ defence (part one)
COMMENT & ANALYSIS: Verona Murphy, president of the Irish Road Hauliers’ Association, is very good at her job. When the cyclist fatality figure passed the total for 2016 in the … Read more
