Independent: Thursday 2 September 2010

Rather grim reading, but essential to know: RSA publication (March 2010) about pedal cyclist road collisions 1998-2008

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 and the winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Dublin Castle on Wednesday 13th October. Continue reading Do You Know A ‘Leading Light’ in Road Safety →

PLANS FOR a 2,000km national network of cycle paths connecting cities and major town across the Republic have been drafted by the National Roads Authority.

Work on a detailed route for the first “interurban” cycle path from Dublin to Galway began recently and is due to be completed by the end of the year. Continue reading Plan for 2,000km national cycle-path network unveiled →

Time to clamp down on the lawless world of cyclists

A short publication from Smarter Travel: Sharing Space with Cyclists – Some commonsense tips for motorists

Shortlisted bids for Smarter Travels Areas Stage 1 available

11 areas have been shortlisted to progress to Stage 2 of the Smarter Travel Areas Competition.  The 11 areas will now compete to bid for funding of up to €50 million over 5 years to transform them into world class SmarterTravel demonstration zones.

The 11 shortlisted areas are:

• Cork City
• Drimnagh, Dublin City
• Dundalk
• Dungarvan
• Galway Metropolitan Area
• Kilkenny City
• Limerick City & County – Castletroy
• Loughrea
• Navan
• Sandyford and environs
• Westport

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