Misunderstandings & Misinformation (part 1 of 2) 2 abreast cycling
On Friday November 10th, the Galway City Tribune reported on a Joint Policing Committee meeting from the previous Monday night. A portion of this meeting was dedicated to cycling matters. While it’s hard to gauge the mood of a meeting from a newspaper article, it looks like something more akin to that of a […]
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- Nov, 13, 2017
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But our roads are too narrow..
“But our roads are too narrow!” It’s a common response whenever the issue of minimum passing distance for motorists overtaking cyclists is raised. Maybe this response underlines the need for this in the first place. Many of our roads are indeed narrow, and yet some people think it’s acceptable to leave very little space when […]
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Camera footage – reporting to Gardaí
VIDEO: Examples of close passing manoeuvres on Irish roads. Ok so you have been out cycling and you feel the chilling effect and intimidation of wind displacement and vibrations caused by a close passing vehicle. You know the feeling from previous incidents but this time you are using an onboard or head camera […]
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Blogs.
- Safe passing signage. July 12, 2020
- Stayin’ Alive at 1.5 comes to an end as a lobbying campaign November 11, 2019
- Cyclist specific dangerous overtaking law – A Timeline of Frustration June 23, 2019
- ROAD POSITIONING – Safety Measure or Guilty Pleasure? March 3, 2019
- At a Crossroads – MPDL Ireland 🇮🇪 August 15, 2018
- La Marmotte July 4, 2018
- I want to ride my bicycle…(but I don’t feel safe). February 1, 2018
- MPDL – A Chat on the Mat with Brendan Cassidy January 24, 2018
- Going Dutch-Notes from the Low Countries. January 20, 2018
- A chat on the mat with Heather Boyle January 7, 2018
- MPDL Enforcement – through images January 6, 2018
- Dangerous Overtaking – What’s the problem? December 29, 2017
- How do we solve a problem like ‘close pass’? 🚵🏾♀️🚵♂️🚴🏼♀️ December 23, 2017
- Ireland’s quest for Minimum Passing Distance Law. December 19, 2017
- Media matters 🧐 December 10, 2017
- Misunderstanding & Misinformation Part 3 of 3 – Road Rules/Licencing. December 3, 2017
- Misunderstanding & Misinformation Part 2 – Lawlessness. November 26, 2017
- Mandatory Helmet Law & Hi-Viz — A reply. November 18, 2017
- Misunderstandings & Misinformation (part 1 of 2) 2 abreast cycling November 13, 2017
- But our roads are too narrow.. October 26, 2017