A commuter town comparison between the Netherlands and Ireland – From Baarn to Naas: Part 1
— From Baarn to Naas – Part 1: Town Centre to Train Station COMMENT & ANALYSIS / LONG READ: Ireland is a long way behind … Read more
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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 … 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 … Read more
Deconstructing the truckers’ defence (part two)
COMMENT & ANALYSIS: While the phenomenon of ‘Driver as Victim’ in the below case is seen in an argument made by the president of the Road … 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 … Read more
Mirror, mirror on the internet, who’s the most entitled road user of them all?
COMMENT & ANALYSIS: Listen long enough and you’ll hear (or read) it: some comment somewhere about how entitled cyclists are. We’re not talking entitlement in … Read more
A sign from a superior road user that they are graciously granting you, the inferior, some favour
COMMENT & ANALYSIS: I love few things more than a good interaction with a driver when I’m cycling. By that I mean that it all … Read more