Why Olympic medallist Chris Boardman chooses not to wear a cycle helmet when he’s on the roads. Video clip here
See also Helmet Links 3B (left sidebar)
Ireland, see also NI
Why Olympic medallist Chris Boardman chooses not to wear a cycle helmet when he’s on the roads. Video clip here
See also Helmet Links 3B (left sidebar)
Cyclist.ie has responded to the public consultation process associated with the publication by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport of their Review of the National Land Transport System. The submission is here. Overall, we are alarmed at how little attention is being given to health, quality of life and climate change issues by DoTTAS.
Tailor’s Hall, Back Lane, Christchurch, Dublin 8
13:30 for lunch / 14:00 start / 16:30 finish / informal socialising afterwards
Hosted by Cyclist.ie – Irish Cycling Advocacy Network Continue reading Gathering of Greenway and Rural Cycleway Groups in Ireland Sat 18th Oct
Department of Transport Tourism and Sport – Statement of Strategy 2015-2017: call for submissions
The Cyclist.ie submission
The next Cyclist.ie submission will be in response to a review of Strategic Framework for Investment in Land Transport
His latest work with his graduate student researcher, Jack Short, involved analysing two data sets containing information on serious injuries happening to cyclists on both our roads and off-road in driveways, gardens, MTB trails, etc. We know from the international research road safety research literature that police forces don’t necessarily record all cases of serious injury happening to cyclists from impacts with vehicles (these are called RTCs) on public roads so that there is considerable under-reporting of serious injuries. Continue reading Prof. Brian Caulfield of TCD researches cycling issues
Children, older people and deprived communities would benefit most from a change, conference told
Cutting speed limits in urban areas to 30 km/h (20 mph) reduces the number of road accidents and the severity of injuries, according to the Institute of Public Health Ireland (IPHI). Read article
See also 30kph Speed Limits
Two out of every three adults and one in four children in Ireland are overweight or obese. In addition to the many serious health impacts, obesity also has a significant negative economic impact, costing the Irish state an estimated €1.13 billion in 2009. Continue reading The race we don’t want to win: Tackling Ireland’s obesity epidemic
Switching from driving a car to walking or cycling to work improves our well-being, a study suggests.
Active commuters felt better able to concentrate and under less strain than when travelling by car, University of East Anglia (UEA) researchers said.
Even going by public transport was preferable to driving, data from 18,000 UK commuters over 10 years suggested.
Not a traffic warden in sight …
Cyclist.ie, the network of the cycling campaigns and bicycle festivals on this Island, makes this Pre-Budget Submission 2015 in an attempt to encourage fresh thinking about the purpose of a taxation system in relation to decreasing the societal impacts and latent costs to the Exchequer from motorised transport use and unhealthy lifestyles. Budgets should be striving to support healthier, cost-effective modes of transport with benefits across health, community and the environment sectors. Investment in cycling promotion is one of the most cost-effective actions that any government can make.