Category Archives: Road safety

ROAD POSITIONING – Safety Measure or Guilty Pleasure?

In terms of cyclist safety, the low hanging fruits of Hi-Viz & helmets are often our safety bodies’ go to zone. However when we reach a little further up the safety tree, we come across the lesser spotted fruit of cyclist positioning. Described by the cycle right programme as ‘critical’ in the context of […]

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Posted by Philip
Posted in Road safety, Uncategorized
Mar, 03, 2019
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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.