Road Safety ~ Big Ride

Dublin to see a redistribution of road space

22 May 202022 May 2020 Richard 0 Comments COVID-19, Cycle Path, Dublin, Protected Cycle Lanes, Road Safety, Sustainable Transport

The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to radically change the way we distribute road space in Dublin city centre. With a target to double the number of people who walk, and triple the number who cycle, it looks like we’re going to have road space taken away from motor vehicles

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Bicycle helmets should be the last line of defence

24 August 201814 May 2020 Richard 1 Comment Health and Safety, Helmets, Hierarchy of Control, Road Safety, Rules of the Road

There’s nothing so divisive as the debate around whether helmets should be compulsory for cyclists. Some advocates of helmet compulsion argue that if they can help (even by a little bit) to prevent injury or death, then we should all be made to wear them. And while they are entitled