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How do we solve a problem like ‘close pass’? 🚵🏾‍♀️🚵‍♂️🚴🏼‍♀️

Minimum Passing Distance Law 2017 has been an horrendous year for Irish bicycle rider fatalities. 15 people won’t be at the family Christmas dinner table this year because they chose to go out and ride their bikes on the Republic’s roads. This comes as little surprise to those of us who […]

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Dec, 23, 2017
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Stayin’ Alive at 1.5 Campaign

Campaign focused on having a defined lateral overtaking space of 1.5 metres, in relation to cyclists, written in to Irish Law. Bicycle specific Minimum Passing Distance Laws (MPDL) are now in place in 28 US states, 2 Canadian Provences, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and is currently being rolled out throughout Australian states and territories. This offers invaluable, lifesaving protection to cyclists.