Die Zahl der auf irischen Straßen getöteten Radfahrer verdoppelt sich in drei Jahren, da die Sicherheitsgruppe ein „nachhaltiges politisches Engagement“ zum Schutz gefährdeter Verkehrsteilnehmer fordert
https://road.cc/content/news/number-irish-cyclists-killed-doubles-three-years-317481
Von Amazing-Yak-5415
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Wonder if it has to do with the higher numbers and the fact that a lot of them are on e-bikes that can go very fast.
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I ride a motorbike, so, in a good position to comment from a somewhat neutral position..
Car drivers are asleep at the wheel.
Cyclists have a death wish.
The are a mixture of factors – cycle infrastructure is improved but still patchy and far from complete, and both driver and cyclist behaviour is often very not very good. There needs to be a big education drive and enforcement of the existing rules of the road, including that red lights mean stop, not go!
The government is doing its best to resist the reduction in speed limits 🤦♂️.
Cycling lanes? The biggest taxpayers founds ever as almost nobody use them⚠️⚠️⚠️
There are some poor drivers around but cyclists and ebike users aren’t helping themselves at times either. Often times I see them and they aren’t even wearing a hi vis which is the first thing I’d look for if I was going out for a walk. People are taught to be defensive drivers but people on bikes need to be too. Too many on the road with chips on their shoulders which you can’t legislate for but personal safety should be first in the mind.
Irelands cancerous car dependency from lack of investment in PT and safe active travel and its consequences.
And I hate people defending cars and laying all blame on the driver, insisting there’s absolutely no responsibility towards the concept of anyone being able to drive a 2 tonne chunk of metal that goes 100km/h around people walking and cycling. Cars do not belong around people end of story.
Before people start banging on about high vis and lights, I can’t even think of one cyclist death that happened at night and as someone who cycles daily i keep track of all cycling accidents
Ireland and cycling don’t match at all completely no infrastructure for cycling.
Got downvoted in another post here about road traffic accidents… but there is a direct correlation between the economic landscape and road deaths. Since we are in the biggest cost of living crisis this isn’t surprising… simple terms, costs go up…traffic deaths also rises. Folk have less money to maintain their vehicles, ie driving on worn tyres and more people walking & cycling due to costs, more people with second jobs ie delivery drivers on bikes, more people driving longer and further for work..
Just back up and enforce speed limits more. Why are there no speed cameras in towns when we know people late at night or early in the morning will blast through them at 80 sometimes? Why is there no average speed camera on the N7, M50 and roads like that when we know people routinely break the speed limit on these roads?
There are a lot of inconsiderate drivers on Irish roads
In saying that, I’ve had enough cyclists and worse, electric scooter users try go 50/50 with me while driving. Idk mate, I’m fairly sure my 1 ton of Japanese steel is gonna win that battle unless you’ve got a vibranium cycle suit