A cyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a truck just north of the Dublin Airport Roundabout on the Swords Road. Here’s the statement from the Garda Press Office seeking witnesses:
Cian Ginty
Cycling without gear (and in heels) is possible even in Dublin
There’s an interesting discussion on Rothar’s Facebook page about gender and cycling, read it here, and there was some banter about cycling in heels, dresses, skirts, make up, and generally in normal clothes.
Special gear is great if you’re cycling around 15km, or if you’re cycling up and around the Dublin mountains. But it’s amazing how many people think that you need to have gear like helmets, high-vis or special cycling clothes just for a few kms to work or down to the shops. People give all sorts of reasons why it’s just not possible to go without this gear.
Bicycles officially banned on Luas, against government policy
Full-sized bicycles are now officially banned on Luas, going against government policy. To date the RPA — the state agency in charge of Luas — and its contracted operator Veolia Transdev had used a more informal operational ban on … Read more
Cycling in Dublin in print goes live on fundit.ie
Cycling in Dublin, a once-off newspaper dealing with the issues of cycling today and cycling’s future in this city, is now live on fundit.ie. This is “all or nothing” crowd … Read more
Know any bicycle friendly businesses in Dublin City?
Dublin City Council are looking for the most cycling friendly business and they want you to post nominations on their dublincitycycling.ie blog post here. They are to announce the winners during Bikeweek … Read more
Cycling in Rathmines at rush hour
Rathmines and nearby areas just beyond the canals in Dublin seem like good examples of popular cycling areas where the conditions for cycling are ok at best, and are far from ideal. The … Read more
Do traffic lights sometimes not work when you’re cycling?
Try having a look at this video from the US, with the same basic problem and solution, it works here in Dublin too: The loops are usually square or rectangular … Read more
Cycle paths to form part of labour intensive recovery plan?
Could building cycle paths help unemployment and economic recovery? Rory O’Donnell, director of the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), talked to Bloomberg Television yesterday on public construction projects which could help recovery and he highlighted cycleways as “relatively small scale, but labour intensive projects” which could be identified and built fairly quickly.
O’Donnell said that these type of projects create “real value” — he could mean return from tourism, as well as transport and health.