PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS and bikers in the Dublin area are to be targeted by Gardaí as part of a new high-profile road safety campaign. The “casualty reduction” plan, launched yesterday, will see “the full rigours of the law” applied to cyclists who go through red lights, cycle on footpaths or travel the wrong way on a … Continue reading Pedestrians and cyclists warned in road safety plan
Cyclist.ie Submission to Road Safety Authority regarding Road Safety Strategy, 2013-2020 See also RSA on Cycling
Cyclists in Amsterdam are fearless: no helmets, no protective kit Yet they may be safer, too. Read article
Road safety groups are warning that government plans to allow longer lorries in the UK will increase the number of fatal road accidents. Full article: UK Guardian
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is calling on people nationwide to nominate ‘Leading Lights’ in road safety as part of the 2010 ‘Leading Lights in Road Safety’ Awards. The awards recognise the extraordinary contribution of people across Ireland to make road use safer for everyone. The call for entries opens this today Monday 23rd August … Continue reading Do You Know A ‘Leading Light’ in Road Safety
UK Guardian; also Monbiot.com
Cyclist.ie welcomes today’s announcement by Jack Chambers, Minister of State for Transport, regarding significant changes to speed limits under the National Speed Limit review. This development is part of a comprehensive suite of measures to be delivered under the Irish Government’s Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 and marks a pivotal moment for road safety in Ireland. … Continue reading Safer Roads for Everyone – Cyclist.ie Welcomes Speed Limit Reductions
Cyclist.ie was delighted to be invited to contribute to the recently broadcast “On the Roads with Simon Delaney” series on RTE 1 TV. In the series, presenter Simon Delaney looked at Ireland’s new Road Safety Strategy which aims to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on Irish roads over the next 10 years … Continue reading On the Roads TV Series – Cyclist.ie Input
The provisional figures published on the 26th of July 2021 by The Road Safety Authority (RSA) identify several worrying trends on the country’s roads. The review shows that from 1 January to 15 July, 2021, 65 people died on Irish roads in 60 collisions with a further 406 people were seriously injured. [1] Speaking on … Continue reading Cyclist.ie Demands an Immediate Response to Deaths and Serious Injuries on Rural Roads
IntroductionMembers of the Cyclist.ie network have started to compile a list of locations on National roads where there are inadequate conditions for people wishing to choose active travel. We highlight, in particular, locations in towns and villages in the vicinity of schools. This list has been compiled initially to form an appendix to letters from … Continue reading Sample National Primary Roads without adequate pedestrian or cycling infrastructure
