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
Nadia Williams
“Five abreast…”
Comment & Analysis: “You see, the problem with cyclists is when they go out in these big groups two abreast out here on the narrow country roads.” This conversation is … Read more
It’s assault… Some think drivers have a right to move at whatever speed they want and “robbing” them of that is an affront to their human rights
Comment & Analysis: This story begins a long time ago when, in my wasted youth, I started dating a young man who presented as a goofy farm boy driving his … Read more
The link between housing and cycling
Comment & Analysis: There is a serious housing crisis in Ireland. This is unlikely to be news to anyone living on the island, and most of us are aware of … Read more
“We’re in this situation because drivers were given everything, prioritised and catered to in every possible way for decades”
The Sacred Group: My research project is called ‘Pedals to the People: Discourse, Social Dynamics, and Active Travel’. It is about cycling and cyclists, yet it is really about driver … Read more
What I learned when I became an electric scooter rider
COMMENT & ANALYSES: I never thought I’d become a personal case study of a commuter resistant to cycling uptake. I have no problem using my bicycle in the relatively quiet … Read more