It might be the fact that it was a Bank Holiday yesterday, but I was late setting off for my regular cycle commute to work. I was perhaps about 30 minutes later than I normally set off, and was interested to see the difference that only half an hour can make. The first thing that […]
I took this photo a few weeks ago on a Sunday evening in Dublin city centre. These communal bins belong to a nearby apartment block, and someone has decided to block the majority of the cycle lane with them, forcing people on bikes out into the general traffic lane. Before the cycle lane protection bollards […]
I BIKE Dublin are an advocacy group formed in 2017 by concerned people that want a liveable city with safe cycling conditions for all ages and abilities. Current cycling infrastructure is often woeful and inconsistent across the city, and what is there is often unusable due to the careless and selfish actions of others. Flouting […]
The number one reason stopping people cycling is the perception that it’s dangerous.
Some of this fear is caused by bad road design. Some of this is caused by bad behaviour from other road users. All of the fear can be solved by better infrastructure!
When the surface crumbles away like this it makes the bike lane uncomfortable (and sometimes dangerous) to ride on. Bikes don’t have the massive tyres and suspension of vehicles to absorb the uneven surface.
The segregated cycle path along Grand Canal is an example of the kind of cycling infrastructure that we should have all over the city. It’s clearly a very popular resource, especially during the rush hours, with thousands of bikes passing every hour – mostly with people heading to and from the Grand Canal Dock area. […]
