Once a month since September 2022, artist Lian Bell has done a full circuit of the North and South Circular Roads, observing these 14km through the seasons.
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.
Analysis found that issues clustered in the city centre, around tram tracks, roundabouts, blocked cycle lanes, close passes, left-turns, and heavy vehicles.
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.
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.
“It can be a bit disheartening – if you report vehicle after vehicle and nothing happens, why would you keep bothering? What’s it achieving?” says Fiachrá Duffy.
