Making the Island Safer for Cyclists and Drivers

Making the Island safer for cyclists and drivers

As a diehard bicyclist of long standing, I have an aversion to electric bicycles, or e-bikes. Don’t like ’em. They’re too heavy, too fast, and too quiet. Many of the people who ride them on the shared-use paths (SUPs) around the Island show little concern for what it takes to operate them safely and responsibly. (In fact, SUP is too broad a concept. For that reason, I’m gonna use their original name — bike paths — from now on.) So, you can imagi…

Castletymon improvements to be a win for cyclists, walkers and drivers

THE second phase of the Castletymon Road Active Travel Scheme is set to be carried out in the coming months, with a works contractor set to be appointed in the summer. The second phase of the scheme follows the Castletymon Road on a 1km cycleway from Castletymon Library up to the Tallaght Main Road and is set to be undertaken in the next few months after the local authority was approved to procure a contractor. The scheme was brought in to remed…