Madam, – There has been much ill-informed comment about the new 30km/h speed limit in Dublin city centre, with some people claiming “you could walk faster”, or (more realistically) that many cyclists go faster. The truth is that only the fittest cyclists will do 30km/h on the flat, and Usain Bolt’s world record 100m run was at a speed of 37.58km/h.

 A €10m cycle route along Dublin's Grand Canal and Docklands was given the green light by city councillors this evening.

The 4.6km cycle track will start at the Grand Canal at Rathmines Road Lower.

CONOR POPE

While pedal power is back in vogue, so is bicycle theft

  CYCLING IS, in many ways, the perfect form of commuting. It's fast, cheap, wholesome, invigorating and very, very handy as long as you live within 10kms of your place of work - any further and you need steely determination and steelier thighs.

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BACK IN FORCE COLLEGE GREEN BUS GATE: MOTORISTS WHO have been using Dublin’s College Green during the evening peak traffic hours for the last two months, will have to find alternative routes from tonight, following the reinstatement of the “bus gate”.

RISKS: Council backs campaign for overtaking rule in Dublin

 
Friday January 15 2010

DUBLIN City Council has called for a new law forcing drivers to keep 1.5 metres from cyclists when overtaking.

The local authority wrote to Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey requesting he introduce the measure as a way of improving road safety.

At the same time, the council is joining forces with Dublin Bus to highlight the issue.

The Fundraising Department in Childrens University Hospital, Temple St have organised a charity cycle in Cambodia in September

Monday January 04 2010

Did you know?

A raft of changes to cycling laws have been introduced- article by Olivia Kelly

The Sunday Times December 20, 2009

Cyclists deem new bridge ‘dangerous’