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Nadia Williams

Nadia Williams is a postgraduate researcher investigating the role of social dynamics in cycling uptake and safety. She lives car-free with her family in Dundalk.

What I learned when I became an electric scooter rider

July 21, 2019 by Nadia Williams

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 … Read more

Categories Comment & Analysis Tags cycle lanes, Cycling in Dublin newspaper 2013, driver behaviour, electric scooters, street design, vulnerable road users

Cycling advocates armed with facts are trying to empty a stream with a bucket

March 21, 2019 by Nadia Williams

Today I got out of bed upset. I shouldn’t be. And I should be. Let me explain. I’m wading my way through the sentiment behind … Read more

Categories Comment & Analysis Tags cycling advocacy, harmful beliefs, helmet debate, perceptions of cycling safety, poor cycling uptake, research, social media

When a cycle lane does more harm than good

February 7, 2019 by Nadia Williams

COMMENT & ANALYSIS: This is Mary’s Road in Dundalk (screen capture of Google Street View image). IMAGE:Screen capture of Google Street View with map. The … Read more

Categories Comment & Analysis Tags cycle lane design, cycle lanes, cycling infrastructure, discourse, dundalk, mary's road, poor design

Said the fire about the wood

January 21, 2019 by Nadia Williams

COMMENT & ANALYSIS: I am, at the moment, engaged in analysis of social media communication related to cycling and cyclists in Ireland, to get a … Read more

Categories Comment & Analysis Tags an post, footpath driving, footpath parking, hostile streets, narrow streets, neoliberalism and cycling

I didn’t attend a stand-up class for insights into cycling culture, but…

January 14, 2019 by Nadia Williams

COMMENT & ANALYSIS: I didn’t attend a stand-up workshop last year to gather food for thought on cycling culture. Instead, it was meant to be … Read more

Categories Comment & Analysis Tags appearance, culture, cycle chic, cycling clothes, cycling culture, grooming, make-up, societal expectations, women

A passing problem

September 25, 2018 by Nadia Williams

COMMENT & ANALYSIS: Imagine you could magically change one belief drivers have about road use. What would it be? For me a top contender is … Read more

Categories Comment & Analysis Tags cyclist road positioning, cyclist safety and beliefs, driver behaviour, minimum passing distance, overtaking, passing

The Yates problem: Does cycling have a moral hazard issue?

August 19, 2018 by Nadia Williams

COMMENT & ANALYSIS: Back in January this year, on The Hard Shoulder with Ivan Yates on Newstalk, the presenter put forward the following question in … Read more

Categories Comment & Analysis Tags car dependence, cycling safety, dangerisation, driver attitude, driver behaviour, driver responsibility, ivan yates, media, minimum passing distance law, mpdl, newstalk, richie oakley, vulnerable road users

Deconstructing the truckers’ defence (part three)

August 3, 2018 by Nadia Williams

COMMENT & ANALYSIS: When you listen to and transcribe the arguments made by opposers of the minimum passing distance law, strong narrative emerges that cyclists … Read more

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