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Bike Week 2020

Sep 21, 2020

This year Bike Week looks a little different. We’ve organised online meetings, info sessions and working groups since March, and so we’re using this experience to bring you a series of webinars with guests from Ireland, Europe, and the USA. Bike Parking and the Bottom...

Bike Week gets creative and goes online with Dutch Ambassador & friends

Sep 17, 2020

Galway Cycling Campaign was awarded funds this week from Galway city and county councils for an ambitious, diverse and inclusive range of events for Bike Week 2020 which begins this Saturday 19 September and runs until Sunday 27 September. Webinars, live...

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RSA Ireland@RSAIreland·

26 Jul

🔊Vulnerable Road Users account for almost half of serious injuries
📈 RSA survey shows dangerous behaviours increasing
🚔 @GardaTraffic issue 88,327 FCNs for speeding in first half of 2021
⏲️Shift in dangerous time zones on Irish roads seen in 2021
https://bit.ly/3rATYrX

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Robert Burns @robertburns73·

26 Jul

Key points from this:
➡️Rural roads are alarmingly dangerous for all road users
➡️12 noon to 4pm is most dangerous time on roads, coinciding with school collection time
➡️For every pedestrian killed, 8 are seriously injured
➡️For every cyclist killed, 42 are seriously injured https://twitter.com/rsaireland/status/1419726332888485898

RSA Ireland@RSAIreland

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Galway Cycling Campaign @GalwayCycling·

16h

Important clarification: the Phoenix Park consultation showed overwhelmingly support (<70%!) for dramatically reducing car journeys through the city park.

Michael Brennan@obraonain

Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan announced that all gates in Phoenix Park will remain open to cars (except Cabra gate, bus only) after consultation process

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Carlton Reid@carltonreid·

17h

Motor City Of Birmingham To Throttle Short Car Journeys https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2021/07/27/motor-city-of-birmingham-to-throttle-short-car-journeys/ @BhamCityCouncil @BrumLeader @WaseemZaffar

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Better Ennis @BetterEnnis·

18h

Time to reconsider what space we want to afford to bigger, less safe, more polluting cars as we reimagine the potential of our town centres.

If you hit someone while driving an SUV they are less likely to survive (inside or outside) - higher bonnet, bigger mass. https://twitter.com/laura_laker/status/1419936136890359818

Laura Laker@laura_laker

Your reminder if you hit someone while driving an SUV they are less likely to survive, whether they're inside a vehicle or not. Bigger, heavier and less efficient cars - we're facing a climate crisis and this is not the solution #MGSorryNotSorry

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