Well, there's two ways of looking at that! Perhaps it's the case that the speed limits are ridiculously low, particularly the lower urban limits. I mean 30kmh, less than 19mph in old money, is farcical. Having a law that unrealistic only succeeds in lowering respect for the law and driving a wedge between citizens and law enforcement. ...
I grew up in Cambridge, a cycling city, in the 60s. You weren't allowed ride your bike to school until you had passed a practical riding and road safety course given in the school playground by a local police person. Worked.
They may feel safer but it's dangerous and against the law. If you lack the skills, confidence or coordination to cycle on the road or in a cycle lane/path then you shouldn't cycle. My 11 year old cycles on the road. Adults and teenagers cycling on footpaths are embarrassing themselves.
Why any cyclist could possibly think that not wearing a helmet, while cycling, is a good idea... I just don't understand.
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Cycling the single biggest activity for referrals to brain unit
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Do you wear a helmet while driving?
The data says that overall helmets make little or no difference to injury numbers or outcomes. Look at the studies referenced in the Beaumont paper and look at the results where helmet use was made mandatory. You'll see little change in cycling injuries but a significant increase in morbidity due to the health implications of fewer people cycling. A neurologist will always tell you everyone should wear helmets all the time and if they did, X% of injuries would be mitigated, but they are the wrong people to assess the overall societal impact of mandating helmet use.
Also, focusing on a narrative that cyclists who fail to armour themselves as being irresponsible moves the focus away from the actual cause of the injuries. We don't tell stab victims that they should be wearing stab vests.
It based on how survivable an accident between a pedestrian and car is.
Cycle RightThere is a cycling programme in Primary schools. I forget the name of the programme.
You aren’t meant to walk in a cycle path. You aren’t meant to cycle on a footpath.Since there are cycle lane on shared paths, its can't be both dangerous and not dangerous due a line of paint.
You aren’t meant to walk in a cycle path. You aren’t meant to cycle on a footpath.
If you are old enough to wear big boy pants you shouldn’t be cycling on a footpath.
When I commute I cycle at relatively high speed so I don’t use cycle paths that are on a footpath as I find pedestrians to be utterly unaware of the danger they put me in when they walk in the cycle path. I don’t care if they get hurt due to their own stupidity.
I'm not talking about shared paths where there is a cycle path specifically marked out. I'm talking about footpaths, where it is illegal to cycle.The point is they are designed to be shared. If people are going to deliberately travel too fast on them the problem isn't the path its the person. There is a fine specially for cycling dangerously just for those special people.
There are all types of cyclists. Slow and fast. All should be considered. If you are cycling at car speeds go on the road. If you are cycling at walking or similar speeds there is nothing intrinsically dangerous about cycling on a shared path if people use common sense.
I use a lot of shared paths. Our cycle to school is a shared path. I've never had an issue with pedestrians on it. Probably because we're not cycling too fast for the conditions. Some places the road is better than the cycle lane or shared paths. In which case I use the road.
My point was simply that shared paths exist and work. The idea that you can only cycle on a road is wrong.
I doubt it's something the cycling lobby is interested in.I note in parts of New York it is legal to cycle on footpaths no matter how crowded they are. It's only a matter of time before cycling on footpaths is deemed legal here such is the strong influence of the Cycling lobby.
The cycling infrastructure in Ireland is anything but pathetic especially in the main cities. There is a strong cycling lobby in Ireland too. I'm not saying it's a bad thing.I doubt it's something the cycling lobby is interested in.
Why do you say strong influence given the pathetic infrastructure and minimal funding for cycling?
It's already illegal.I note in parts of New York it is legal to cycle on footpaths no matter how crowded they are. It's only a matter of time before cycling on footpaths is deemed legal here such is the strong influence of the Cycling lobby.
I think the infrastructure is great. I cycle through Dublin city center regularly.I doubt it's something the cycling lobby is interested in.
Why do you say strong influence given the pathetic infrastructure and minimal funding for cycling?
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