Law Enforcement and Road User Behaviour
The Dublin Cycling Campaign wants to see much stronger enforcement of traffic legislation that affects vulnerable road users, including cyclists and pedestrians. These include:
- Speeding on urban and rural roads
- Inattention by motorists, e.g. use of mobile phones
- Dangerous overtaking
- Vehicle standards, particularly for HGVs
- Dangerous parking, e.g. in cycle lanes
- Bicycle theft
In a submission to the Road Safety Authority in 2012 we called for greater education of drivers on how to interact safely with cyclists.
Dublin Cycling Campaign and An Taisce/Cyclist.ie made two submissions in regard to the draft Road Safety Plan of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.
Dublin Cycling Campaign submitted the following piece to Dublin City Council, in support of the City Centre Transport Study.
Dublin Cycling Campaign has been the proud organiser of the Annual Cycling Lecture series since its inception in 2004.
Dublin Cycling Campaign (DCC) “liberated” a section of cycle lane on Ranelagh Road (near Elmpark Avenue), Dublin 6, between 8.30 and 9.30am on Friday 31 July to highlight
Dublin Cycling Campaign’s AGM was packed to the rafters on Monday night in the Central Hotel.
What happens as a new mobility system - in the form of a public bike-sharing system - becomes embedded into a city? What, if any, new processes are kicked into action?
On 25th June, we sent the following email to officials of the Road Safety section at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS).
The Campaign’s new 30 km/h Action Group has started work. We want to achieve a reduction in speeds to improve cycling and walking by campaigning for a default 30 km/h in built-up areas.
If you’ve a few spare moments, you might like to complete a survey on the behaviour of cyclists for Matthew Richardson (an
Press release issued 17th February for immediate use to coincide with Jake’s Legacy vigil at Leinster House gate from Sun 15th to Wed 18th Feb.
Congratulations to all of the prize-winners at the packed Dublin Cycling Campaign lecture on ‘Tackling Bike Theft’ on Monday last.
A survey by Dublin Cycling Campaign shows that one in 6 people who have had a bicycle stolen do not return to cycling, and a further 26% reduce their cycling habits as a result of theft.
David Timoney of the Dublin Cycling Campaign goes on the air with Morning Ireland to talk about Bike Theft.
The Jake’s Legacy campaign was set up to promote increased safety on roads for cyclists and pedestrians, after 6 year old Jake Brennan died after he was knocked down by a car outside his fami
If you’ve had a bike stolen check this Garda Flickr account where they put pictures of the bike they have recovered and cannot match to an owner.
Our public talk this month will be presented by Prof Brian Caulfield of Trinity. He will speak on his recent paper “The safety challenge of increased cycling”.
The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has again this year teamed up with An Garda Siochana to run a number of road safety campaigns in respect of HG
The Dublin Cycling Campaign supports a new campaign to make 30kph the default speed limit in European cities.
There are a number of legal provisions directly affecting cyclists in Irish road traffic law so what follows is an attempt to describe them and make them more easily understood.
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