Comments on: Announcing DublinCityCycling.ie

By: John Power

John Power — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:41:12 +0000

I like the new Dublin Vélib Bikes unfortunately if you do not have a Credit Card you cannot use them so that stops an awful lot of People having Access to them. Dublin City Council would want to put in a Load of Dedicated Cycle Lanes of Four Metre to make it Safer for the Cyclists and not just the one along the Grand Canal. It is a good Idea but Circuitous you would need to put one through the City Centre from Rathmines and another from Harolds Cross right through O Connell Street to the Airport and more along Tara Street and Amiens Street to Howth and Malahide. I have noticed you are going to extend the 30kph Zone but you could have put it also along the Busy Roads like Pearse Street Tara St and Amiens Street these areas are Dangerous for Cyclists at Rush Hour Especially at the side of Bus Arus across from the Morgue. Buses and Taxi’s Cut you off here. Two Lines of Traffic pass by here and they try and pass on the inside also those Buses turning left into Store Street have a Habit of cutting you off. Something should be done to stop them Trapping Cyclists at this Spot. Also should be a 30kph Zone along the NCR Capel Street and Patrick Street. I would Prefer if the whole of the Inner City was Traffic Free between the Canals 24 Hours a Day giving Access to Pedestrians and Cyclists only,also Public Transport on certain Streets.Ban those HGV’s completely they are still traveling through the Streets. Narrow the Roads and put in those off Road Cycle Paths.

By: Will Andrews

Will Andrews — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:15:42 +0000

Hi dublincitycycling!
Congratulations on the new site; it’s great.
I’m just looking at the 10 tips for safe cycling. I’m from the Dublin Cycling Campaign and we have expertise gathered since the early 1990′s on cycling in Dublin.

I’m sure a lot of work went into the 10 tips, and they are well put together, but I wonder if you’d think about promoting the ‘eye contact’ idea -you have this under ‘cycling hazards’- and, perhaps, mentioning something about a cyclist’s position in the road. It’s a fact that many new cyclists travel much too close to the kerb, encouraging vehicles to overtake when it’s not safe. It might be worth taking some ideas on this from John Franklin’s book ‘Cyclecraft’. the acknowledged text in the UK on safe cycling, or similar source.

Finally, we’d be delighted if you would agree to post a link to our website, http://www.dublincycling.ie

All the best for the new site.

By: Cian Connaughton

Cian Connaughton — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:25:04 +0000

Well done on the dublinbikes. Got my card in the post last week and have used them a couple of times.
Great for getting from the Red Luas line to the southside of the city

By: Shane O'Sullivan

Shane O'Sullivan — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:03:30 +0000

There are also a number of websites springing up that help people find the closest station that has bikes and spaces available.

dublinbiker.com is great for people on the move using mobile phones, and dublinbikes2go.com is useful from a normal computer