“If my kids want to go to a friend’s in Portmarnock or get the train, we have to drive.”
Design changes could improve the situation, an engineer says. But RSA statistics show the main danger to cyclists of all ages is people driving cars.
When there’s construction and a challenge with road space, the answer always seems to be to block the cycle lane, says Ciaran Cannon, of Cycling Ireland.
“We want people cycling today. We want people to feel safe today," says Social Democrats Councillor Paddy Monahan.
Analysis found that issues clustered in the city centre, around tram tracks, roundabouts, blocked cycle lanes, close passes, left-turns, and heavy vehicles.
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Cycling advocates say this vastly understates the reality on the roads – and the need for better road designs to avoid such conflicts.
Of those who’d been in collisions, more than half of those asked said they’d collided with vehicles, while more than a quarter said they’d been alone but hit a pothole or bollard, or the like.
“The same thing could happen again. There is absolutely no reason why it wouldn’t,” says James Larkin, who commutes by bike past the spot near the new children’s hospital building site.
Monthly Cycles is a social meetup event for women of all levels to enjoy cycling safely together around the city.
London brought in a new standard for permits for trucks based on their blindspots, and plans gradually to tighten its rules. Dublin City Council officials have been talking to counterparts about how it works.
We’re looking to spin off this tool for collecting data on cycling safety in the city. Anyone interested in getting involved is invited to a workshop on 18 March.
