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On Friday 17th September, as part of European Mobility Week 2010, Dublin City Council will be hosting an event to showcase a type of electrically-assisted bicycle called a ‘Pedelec’. Combining pedal and battery power, Pedelecs open new possibilities to commuters, particularly those with a long or hilly commute. With pedal-assist technology, the electric motor boosts your pedal input so that you can ascend hills with ease and travel further while cutting your fuel costs as well as your impact on the environment. The top assistance speed is typically about 25km/h with a range of about 50km; the battery can be recharged overnight (4-6 hours required). Pedelecs are also eligible for the bike-to-work scheme.

By Cormac Murphy
Monday April 26 2010

MOTORISTS are to be hit with further speed reductions in Dublin city centre.

Dublin City Council has signalled its intention to bring down limits on roads where there is a high concentration of cyclists.

Dublin Cycling Campaign strongly welcome the introduction of the Dublin City Centre 30 kmph zone in Dublin City Centre.

See also our Press Release on the subject.

The vision in the National Cycle Policy Framework is that all streets need to be not just safe, but also provide an attractive cycle-friendly environment. It stresses that the most imporant measures to achieve this are not specific to cyclists, but general actions to calm traffic and reduce traffic levels. The 30 kmph zone and the successful HGV ban are excellent examples of this.

The Sunday Times December 20, 2009

Cyclists deem new bridge ‘dangerous’

Check out the approach to the Eastlink Bridge. National Toll Roads have put up Cyclists Dismount signs. 

- These are not in the 1997 Traffic Signs Regulations. This Cyclists prohibited sign has no basis in Irish Law.

- It is typically not safe to dismount at the place the signs have been put.

- What is the justification for this on a short stretch of typical two-lane road with no junctions or anything else which would suggest that cyclists should be prohibited. The Bridge obviously lifts but the barriers come down before this happens.

A special speed limit of 30km/h is to be introduced in Dublin city centre in the New Year.