Pinboard (jm) https://pinboard.in/u:jm/public/ recent bookmarks from jm Ditching bike helmets laws better for health 2026-02-06T15:58:27+00:00 https://theconversation.com/ditching-bike-helmets-laws-better-for-health-42 jmIn 1991 Australia introduced mandatory bicycle helmet laws requiring all adults and children to wear a helmet at all times when riding a bike, despite opposition from cycling groups. The legislation increased helmet use - from about 30 to 80% - but was coupled with a 30 to 40% decline in the number of people cycling. Rates of head injuries among cyclists, which had been dropping through the 1980s, continued to fall before levelling out in 1993. We didn’t see the kind of marked reduction in head injury rates that would be expected with the rapid increase in helmet use. In fact, any reductions in injuries may simply have been the result of having fewer cyclists on the road and therefore fewer people exposed to the risk of head injuries. One researcher noted that after mandatory helmet laws were introduced there was a bigger decrease in head injuries among pedestrians than there was among cyclists. The improvements in the general road safety environment introduced in the 1980s are likely to have contributed far more to cyclist safety than helmet legislation. And the effects when compared against the benefits of physical activity:
A recent analysis compared the risks and benefits of leaving the car at home and commuting by bike. It found the life expectancy gained from physical activity was much higher than the risks of pollution and injury from cycling. Increased physical activity added 3 to 14 months to a person’s life expectancy, while the life expectancy lost from air pollution was 0.8 to 40 days. Increased traffic accidents wiped 5-9 days off the life expectancy. It is clear that the benefits of cycling outweigh the risks, with helmet legislation actually costing society more from lost health gains than saved from injury prevention.
]]> transport bikes safety health papers science helmets cycling laws australia https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:0a923278298a/ Impacts of active travel interventions on travel behaviour and health: Results from a five-year longitudinal travel survey in Outer London - ScienceDirect 2024-03-11T18:11:59+00:00 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214140524000173 jmLiving in areas with mini-Holland interventions [major investments in active travel infrastructure] was consistently associated with increased duration of past-week active travel, compared with the control group. Changes in active travel behaviour were largest and had the strongest evidence for those living in low traffic neighbourhoods. Most of the increase was in time spent walking, although the strongest evidence of increased participation was for cycling. There was also evidence of decline in car ownership and/or use, although this was weaker and seen convincingly only in the low traffic neighbourhood areas. The 20-year health economic benefit from the mini-Holland areas was calculated at £1,056 m, from a programme cost of around £100 m. ]]> traffic travel active-travel ltns low-traffic-neighbourhoods cycling walking health green https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:846ad5bcc629/ Dublin Cycle Infrastructure Status 2023-06-26T11:53:39+00:00 https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1vJEShhl683p69BnnjZdmNgHfmqnaOBRS&ll=53.34132741224855%2C-6.27527589517237&z=13 jm trello google-maps mapping open-data cycling dublin projects planning https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:34a0e7641737/ Komoot 2022-03-22T10:28:02+00:00 https://www.komoot.com/ jm mapping maps cycling hiking walking routes https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:be71b4956cfa/ Bicycle Bottle Cage Mount for Tile 2021-10-21T09:24:13+00:00 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4979438 jm gadgets 3d-printing tile cycling bikes https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:665a338ad50b/ Cycling Injury Risk in London: Impacts of Road Characteristics and Infrastructure | Published in Findings 2020-12-16T14:11:00+00:00 https://findingspress.org/article/18226-cycling-injury-risk-in-london-impacts-of-road-characteristics-and-infrastructure jm cycling infrastructure roads driving safety london https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:98e3d2c4e382/ Belgian-Dutch study recommends increasing COVID-19 social-distancing thresholds for walking/cycling/running 2020-04-09T09:10:52+00:00 https://medium.com/@jurgenthoelen/belgian-dutch-study-why-in-times-of-covid-19-you-can-not-walk-run-bike-close-to-each-other-a5df19c77d08 jmOn the basis of these results the scientist advises that for walking the distance of people moving in the same direction in 1 line should be at least 4–5 meter, for running and slow biking it should be 10 meters and for hard biking at least 20 meters. Also, when passing someone it is advised to already be in different lane at a considerable distance e.g. 20 meters for biking. ]]> covid-19 cycling running health aerosols infection gross exercise droplets https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:1dcf505a5caf/ Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane 2019-11-25T11:30:25+00:00 https://www.fastcompany.com/90182112/want-to-make-money-build-a-business-on-a-bike-lane jm numbers statistics cycling bike-lanes shops https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:4a8cc7b40f48/ incredible stats on drivers speeding on Irish roads 2019-10-29T23:57:10+00:00 https://twitter.com/dublincycling/status/1189288578167296000 jm52% of car drivers on Irish urban roads are speeding. 58% of rigid truck drivers on urban roads are speeding. 72% of articulated truck drivers on urban roads are speeding. 98% (!!) of drivers in 30kph urban zones are speeding ]]> driving speeding enforcement law ireland roads cycling safety https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:df8e8ebf87d0/ "See bike, say bike" 2019-10-04T09:20:01+00:00 https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/interviews/see-bike-say-bike jmWhen we looked at what predicts whether you do remember the motorbike, it's not whether you looked at it, or how long you looked at it for, it's what you do afterwards. So the more things you look at after the motorbike, the more likely you are to forget it. Now that looks like forgetting, not a failure to attend to it in the first place. [...] it looks as though this error is a limitation in short term memory. Now what we do know about short term memory, and we've known since the 1960s, is that you've got two types of short term memory that are essentially independent systems. You've got visuospatial working memory, for the things you look at and you've got phonological short term memory. That's a verbal form of store for things you say. The two are separate. So I've suggested that if you're at a junction and you see a motorbike or a pedal cycle coming, you just say aloud or under your breath, “bike”, that will automatically encode it in phonological working memory. That gives you extra capacity, essentially doubling the amount of stuff you can remember. See bike, say bike could be a simple intervention that might make a big difference. ]]> memory cycling safety roads driving smidsy accidents attention brain https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:8a96aa2fb2c8/ Thread of bike camera reviews 2019-08-08T16:42:30+00:00 https://twitter.com/bikelaneuprise/status/1159117020451024899?s=21 jm bike-cameras cameras safety cycling https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:081f68a21bcb/ two-thirds of cyclists with disabilities find cycling easier than walking 2019-06-06T09:33:02+00:00 https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2019/06/03/op-ed-breaking-down-barriers-to-disabled-cyclists/ jmAccording to a recent study by Wheels for Well-being, a British organization of disabled cyclists, 15 percent of people with disabilities cycle, compared with 18 percent of the general population. Moreover, two-thirds of cyclists with disabilities find cycling easier than walking, the group says. Clearly, bikes are not just a mode of transit, but function as mobility devices for many disabled people. I find it ableist, or prejudiced against the disabled, when we consider e-bikes and other adaptive-cycling methods as “inferior.” Many of us can ride a traditional two-wheeled bicycle, but others simply can’t. ]]> cycling disability accessibility cities design cycles disabled https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:c98cd333f1ee/ On the association between adolescent well-being and digital technology use 2019-01-16T15:45:26+00:00 https://twitter.com/patmarkey/status/1084842687755362305/photo/1 jm potatoes funny glasses asthma milk movies music religion cycling screens screentime kids teenagers wellbeing mental-health https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:8d335bcf38e2/ GDPR Subject Access Request helper for Dublin Bus vs bike incidents 2018-12-13T13:09:37+00:00 https://dublinbus.bike/ jm dublin-bus bus bike cycling dublin cameras gdpr sars https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:94f0faea3ae9/ Dublin Bikes Animated 2018-09-25T14:55:09+00:00 https://schemestats.bike/blog/post.php?s=2018-09-23-dublin-bikes-revisited jm bikes cycling dublin dataviz cool https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:5a5321cb944b/ Dublin Cargo Bike Rental 2018-07-10T15:03:34+00:00 https://dutchbikeshop.ie/cargo-bike-rental/ jm dutch-bikes bakfiets cargo-bikes cycling bikes rental dublin https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:54b64ed6c312/ Dublin Cycling Campaign traffic survey finds twice as many cyclists as car passengers during rush hour 2018-07-05T09:35:19+00:00 http://irishcycle.com/2018/07/04/liffey-cycle-route-delayed-again-while-count-shows-twice-as-many-bicycles-than-cars-on-dublins-quays/ jmThere are twice as many people cycling as there are people in cars on the quays in Dublin at the morning rush hour, a video survey by the Dublin Cycling Campaign has found. This doesn't surprise me at all -- I would be in that number too, except I now avoid the quays as they are too dangerous to cycle on due to the heavy traffic! A segregated cycle route is greatly needed.]]> cycling dublin safety cars driving dublin-cycling-campaign liffey-cycle-route https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:cd2a7794bc4b/ A few observations on the bikesharing systems in China 2018-06-18T10:15:20+00:00 https://twitter.com/oliverbruce/status/1007327624304025600/photo/1 jm china bikesharing cycling bikes transit public-transit commuting https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:16589c61441f/ Collision Course: Why This Type Of Road Junction Will Keep Killing Cyclists 2018-01-10T13:41:24+00:00 http://singletrackworld.com/2018/01/collision-course-why-this-type-of-road-junction-will-keep-killing-cyclists/ jm“Human error” may be real, but so are techniques to mitigate or eliminate its effects — and driver training is poor when it comes to equipping people with those techniques, let alone habituating them. (And let alone reviewing knowledge of those techniques every few years.) ]]> cars cycling road-safety safety accidents traffic junctions road-design design human-error human-factors https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:31334714bb0e/ Cyclists: Let's Talk About Shoaling 2017-10-17T11:59:22+00:00 https://www.citylab.com/life/2014/08/cyclists-lets-talk-about-shoaling/379232/ jmYou're stopped at a red light with a bunch of folks on bikes, when someone who's just arrived sails past everyone, right to the head of the class. It's a lot like seeing somebody in the Whole Foods express lane with too many things. In other words, it's the kind of behavior that triggers toothy-toddler rages in otherwise emotionally competent adults. Oh god. This drives me nuts. (via Mark)]]> shoaling cycling commuting bikes red-lights commute rage https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:a9ef1c7c9f8c/ Study: wearing hi-viz clothing does not reduce risk of collision for cyclists 2017-10-11T20:32:07+00:00 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214140516303796 jmThis study found no evidence that cyclists using conspicuity aids were at reduced risk of a collision crash compared to non-users after adjustment for confounding, but there was some evidence of an increase in risk. Bias and residual confounding from differing route selection and cycling behaviours in users of conspicuity aids are possible explanations for these findings. Conspicuity aids may not be effective in reducing collision crash risk for cyclists in highly-motorised environments when used in the absence of other bicycle crash prevention measures such as increased segregation or lower motor vehicle speeds. ]]> health safety hi-viz clothing cycling commute visibility collision crashes papers https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:651ff73db489/ Wiggle | Panaracer RibMo Folding City Tyre | City Tyres 2017-09-21T10:38:47+00:00 http://www.wiggle.co.uk/panaracer-ribmo-folding-city-tyre/ jm tyres tires ribmo panaracer cycling bike to-get https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:0cb408a299dc/ Undercover operation 'Close Pass' reduced cyclist injuries by 20% in a year 2017-09-19T13:29:15+00:00 http://www.itv.com/news/central/2017-09-18/undercover-operation-to-catch-drivers-too-close-to-cyclists-praised/ jm An initiative to protect cyclists from dangerous overtaking has been praised, after reducing the amount of cyclists killed or seriously injured on the roads by 20% over the last year. Operation 'Close Pass' was devised by West Midlands Police as a low cost way of preventing accidents caused by motorists who are driving too close for comfort. (Via Tony Finch)]]> cycling via:fanf safety overtaking roads bikes https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:ef55426809be/ Cycling to work: major new study suggests health benefits are staggering 2017-08-20T21:17:27+00:00 https://theconversation.com/cycling-to-work-major-new-study-suggests-health-benefits-are-staggering-76292#link_time=1501254014 jmWe found that cycling to work was associated with a 41% lower risk of dying overall compared to commuting by car or public transport. Cycle commuters had a 52% lower risk of dying from heart disease and a 40% lower risk of dying from cancer. They also had 46% lower risk of developing heart disease and a 45% lower risk of developing cancer at all. ]]> cycling transport health medicine science commuting life statistics https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:ce8e076e456b/ Matt Haughey ❤️❤️💛 on Twitter: "high quality LED light tape for bikes and wheels is ridiculously cheap these days" 2017-08-16T09:49:15+00:00 https://twitter.com/mathowie/status/897674958045925377 jm bikes cycling safety led-lights el-tape led-tape hacks via:mathowie https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:3eb37c36bb94/ Repair a Road or Footpath - Dublin City Council 2017-07-27T10:13:41+00:00 http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-roads-and-traffic-road-maintenance-and-street-repair/repair-road-or-footpath jm dcc potholes reporting dublin roads paths cycling https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:816094d14827/ Physical separation of cyclists from traffic “crucial” to dropping injury rates, shows U.S. study 2017-05-13T21:01:51+00:00 https://cyclingindustry.news/physical-separation-of-cyclists-from-traffic-crucial-to-dropping-injury-rates-shows-u-s-study/ jmCiting a further study of differing types of cycling infrastructure in Canada, the editorial writes that an 89% increase in safety was noted on streets with physical separation over streets where no such infrastructure existed. Unprotected cycling space was found to be 53% safer. In 2014 there were 902 recorded cyclists fatalities in America and 35,206 serious injuries. Per kilometre cycled fatalities per 100 million kilometres cycled sat at 4.7. In the Netherlands and Denmark those rates sit at 1 and 1.1, respectively. ]]> cycling infrastructure roads safety accidents cars statistics us canada https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:c9fca3759498/ "Better truck design could save hundreds of pedestrian and cyclist lives" 2016-09-26T09:58:23+00:00 http://irishcycle.com/2016/09/18/truck-blind-spots-from-virtually-none-to-meters-where-cyclists-are-hidden-from-drivers-view/ jmEuropean transport group, Transport and Environment, said that the Loughborough study shows that better design “could save hundreds of pedestrian and cyclists’ lives”. It added that the study “finds huge differences in the direct vision – what drivers can see with their own eyes – of best and worst-in-class trucks in all categories, and that ‘low-entry cabs’ like the Mercedes Econic out perform all of today’s best performing vehicles.” A P-Series truck, from truck maker Scania, was rated at the best of its class with zero blind spots — this could go a long way to explaining why the makers of a Road Safety Authority video using another P-Series truck reportedly had to fake blind spots last year. Mandatory extra mirrors has been EU policy to try to reduce collisions with people cycling and walking but researchers point out that blind spots remain on many trucks and improving direct vision may be a better policy than improving indirect vision using mirrors. [...] The EU currently has a deadline of 2028 for improved vision in trucks but Transport and Environment said: “Given that better vision cabs are already available on the market and in all market segments (best in class, smarter configurations, low entry vehicles) a 2028 deadline is not justifiable.” ]]> cycling safety trucks law scania roads pedestrians https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:5ec09b11a751/ Suspension Losses Confirmed 2016-06-21T14:58:57+00:00 https://janheine.wordpress.com/2016/06/14/suspension-losses-confirmed/ jm cycling research bicycles via:fanf https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:7be8ca6da584/ Far more drivers break red lights in Dublin than cyclists 2016-05-18T12:44:58+00:00 http://kerrycyclingcampaign.org/but-all-drivers-break-the-lights/ jm law cycling red-lights driving dublin red-light-cameras https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:52271a1e1b05/ How wet is a cycling commute in Ireland? 2016-04-04T16:09:19+00:00 http://www.shanelynn.ie/wet-rainy-cyling-commute-in-ireland-with-wunderground-and-python/ jmIt turns out that you’ll get wet 3 times more often if you’re a Galway cyclist when compared to a Dubliner. Dublin is Ireland’s driest cycling city. Some good data and visualization on this extremely important issue ]]> rain rainfall-radar ireland climate weather dublin galway cycling https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:050dd0e55e49/ Dublin is a medium-density city 2015-11-09T22:52:40+00:00 http://irishcycle.com/2015/11/03/is-dublin-a-low-density-city/ jm infrastructure density housing dublin ireland cities travel commuting cycling https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:b8806db34f65/ IrishCycle.com on the Irish Times' terrible victim-blaming anti-cycling op-ed 2015-08-07T14:07:08+00:00 http://irishcycle.com/2015/08/07/was-it-all-for-this-irish-times-cycling-deaths-coverage-ends-with-ranting-victim-blaming-editorial/ jmEven if The Irish Times wants to deny that it has engaged in victim blaming at a high level, it has also clearly errored in fact in a very significant way. It would be more forgiving if this was an isolated editorial. But it’s after two days of wrong or misleading coverage, which now seems to be a trend with the newspaper with unbalanced articles or headlines negatively focusing on cycle routes. ]]> irish-times newspapers op-eds cycling dublin ireland safety https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:e31e29db36d7/ Dublin Bike Theft Survey Results 2015-05-08T08:56:17+00:00 http://www.dublincycling.com/cycling/bike-theft-survey-results jm dublin bikes cycling theft crime statistics infographics dcc https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:d3eead7d37e0/ Cyclists! Why do they ride in the middle of the road? 2015-05-01T11:55:07+00:00 http://www.motoring.co.uk/car-news/cyclists-why-do-they-ride-in-the-middle-of-the-road-_62617 jm cycling roads cars driving safety uk https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:1f9f970a9ab3/ California Says Motorcycle Lane-Splitting Is Hella Safe 2015-03-07T21:03:26+00:00 http://blog.caranddriver.com/california-says-motorcycle-lane-splitting-is-hella-safe-really/ jmA recent yearlong study by the California Office of Traffic Safety has found motorcycle lane-splitting to be a safe practice on public roads. The study looked at collisions involving 7836 motorcyclists reported by 80 police departments between August 2012 and August 2013. “What we learned is, if you lane-split in a safe or prudent manner, it is no more dangerous than motorcycling in any other circumstance,” state spokesman Chris Cochran told the Sacramento Bee. “If you are speeding or have a wide speed differential (with other traffic), that is where the fatalities came about.” ]]> lane-splitting cycling motorcycling bikes road-safety driving safety california https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:9d1ca6533c02/ Why Sweden Has the World's Safest Roads 2015-01-03T11:53:24+00:00 http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/12/why-sweden-has-the-worlds-safest-roads/384153/ jmSweden has also created 12,600 safer pedestrian crossings with features such as bridges, flashing lights, and speed bumps. That’s estimated to have halved pedestrian deaths over the past five years. The country has lowered speed limits in urban, crowded areas and built barriers to protect bikers from incoming traffic. A crackdown on drunk driving has also helped. ]]> sweden safety engineering road-safety pedestrian roads cycling https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:4f76cc2688a3/ Only 10% of serious cycling injuries in Ireland were recorded by Gardai 2014-11-13T09:57:51+00:00 http://cyclist.ie/2014/11/garda-report-highlights-cyclists-concerns-over-under-reporting-of-accidents/ jmThe Bedford Report for the HSE in 2011 showed that only approximately 10% of serious injuries (with hospital admission to a bed) incurred by cyclists in road traffic collisions were recorded by Gardai. If a cyclist is knocked off his/her bike from impact with a motorised vehicle that is a potential criminal offence if serious injury results. Cyclists expect all such RTCs to be properly and fully investigated and recorded with appropriate follow-up. That clearly is not happening at present. Acute hospitals need to document all admission cases arising from cyclist RTCs and inform the Gardai of them. ]]> garda police ireland cycling injuries accidents reporting data bedford-report hse hospital https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:4f8dfddb9235/ Call for co-ordinated plan to combat soaring bike theft | Dublin Cycling Campaign 2014-11-06T09:56:06+00:00 http://www.dublincycling.ie/cycling/call-co-ordinated-plan-combat-soaring-bike-theft jmBicycle theft in Ireland has doubled in Ireland since the introduction of the Bike to Work scheme in 2009. Almost 4,500 bicycle thefts[1] were reported in Dublin in 2013, but the actual number of bike thefts is likely to be in the region of 20,000 in 2013 according to Irish household surveys[2] and international experience[3,4]. The chances of a bike thief being caught is low, with a conviction rate of only 2%[5] or reported thefts. Approximately 230,000 bicycles are imported into Ireland each year[6]. “Bike theft is a low-risk, high-reward crime. If cars were being stolen at this rate there would be uproar.” Says Keith Byrne, Chairperson of the Dublin Cycling Campaign. Fear of bicycle theft may discourage bicycle use and many bicycle theft victims do not buy a replacement [7,8]. “Many people give up on cycling after their bicycle is stolen and it discourages others from taking up cycling as the word about the high risk of theft spreads. We need a co-ordinated multi-agency plan to tackle bicycle theft if we are to reach the Government target of 10% of journeys by bicycle by 2020” says Keith Byrne. Amen to that.]]> cycling theft stealing bikes dublin crime dcc bike-to-work https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:72baf4c5752f/ 'Addressing the rebalancing problem in bike-sharing systems' [paper] 2014-08-25T10:06:26+00:00 http://www.sciencemag.org/content/345/6199/862.short jmMany of the bike-sharing systems introduced around the world in the past 15 years have the same problem: Riders tend to take some routes and not others. As a result, the bikes tend to collect in a few places, which is a drag for users and a costly problem for the operators, who "rebalance" the system using trucks that take bikes from full stations to empty ones. Now, scientists are coming up with special algorithms to improve this process. One of them, developed by scientists at the Vienna University of Technology and the Austrian Institute of Technology, is now being tested in Vienna's bike-sharing system; another, developed at Cornell University, is already in use in New York City. Timely -- here's what Dublin Bikes looked like this morning: https://twitter.com/jmason/status/503828246086295552 (via Andrew Caines)]]> cycling bike-sharing borisbikes dublinbikes rebalancing fleet availability optimization maths papers toread algorithms https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:774c4de5b6f2/ Bike Wheel Spoke ABS Safety Reflective Tube Reflector 2014-06-17T15:31:09+00:00 http://www.dx.com/p/bike-wheel-spoke-abs-safety-reflective-tube-reflector-grey-12-pcs-228130 jm bikes cycling reflective safety dealextreme tat https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:50e1198501fc/ Dublin City Council rows back on speed bumps for cyclists 2014-05-20T11:34:48+00:00 http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/dublin-city-council-rows-back-on-speed-bumps-for-cyclists-1.1801581 jm idiots dublin dcc council cycling fail holland funny bicycle-calming https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:fdfbe6cc810e/ Shared Space and other bad junction designs lead to crashes and injuries 2014-04-16T13:32:48+00:00 http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2014/04/where-crashes-are-shared-space-and.html jmJust because something is "Dutch", that doesn't mean it's good. The Netherlands has many excellent examples, but you have to be very selective about what serves as a model. Cyclists fare best where their interactions with motor vehicles are limited and controlled. They fare best where infrastructure ensures that minor mistakes do not result in injuries. Anywhere that we rely upon everyone behaving perfectly but where we do not protect the most vulnerable, there will be injuries. Good design takes human nature into account and removes the causes of danger from those who are most vulnerable. via Tony Finch]]> cycling design junctions shared-space dutch holland roads safety crashes https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:810ac264dd38/ Analyzing Citibike Usage 2014-03-18T14:51:29+00:00 http://abe.is/analyzing-citibike-usage/ jm data correlation statistics citibike cycling nyc data-science weather https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:5a3ec788c5c3/ Transport Minister planning to make hi-vis jackets mandatory for cyclists 2014-01-17T14:14:31+00:00 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/no-direct-link-between-increase-in-road-deaths-and-decrease-in-traffic-corps-says-varadkar-29922446.html jmThe minister also spoke of a number of new transport initiatives, such  as mandatory use of high visibility jackets by cyclists. ]]> cycling safety law ireland leo-varadkar https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:aca2ce5a93ce/ Dublin Cycle Planner needs a health warning - Irish Cycle 2013-12-27T20:57:31+00:00 http://irishcycle.com/2013/12/27/dublin-cycle-planner-should-come-with-a-health-warning/ jmIt’s expected that any new mapping and routing systems will have errors which will need to be ironed out but the level of issues with the NTA Cycle Planner is far beyond what you’d expect in a light and quiet beta launch. It’s beyond acceptable for a public PR launch directing people to a route planner with no clear warnings. It looks like a rush job which allows junior minister Alan Kelly to get his name in another press release before the end of the year. ]]> cycling dublin commute mapping nta ireland maps https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:78132686252d/ What an RAF pilot can teach us about being safe on the road 2013-12-05T14:41:59+00:00 http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/raf-pilot-teach-cyclists/ jm vision driving cycling tips cognitive-psychology safety hi-viz https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:dd9b24b63f7d/ Bunny Rabbit helmet cover 2013-12-03T23:12:23+00:00 http://www.tail-wags.com/en/tail-wags-girls/38-bunny-rabbit.html jm helmets helmet-covers tail-wags safety cycling skating kids https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:770994fb1f6b/ The Best Bike Lock 2013-10-02T12:59:24+00:00 http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-bike-lock/ jm bike review locks cycling u-locks theft security https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:afbd408ce081/ Street Cuffs: L.A. Sees Big Jump In Bike Thefts 2013-07-22T09:34:54+00:00 http://masterlocks.snipershots.net/street-cuffs-l-a-sees-big-jump-in-bike-thefts/ jmSome [LA] bike messengers last month took justice into their own hands when they caught two suspected thieves, teenage boys who attended a local Catholic high school. According to police, the messengers stripped down the teens to their boxer shorts before taking their cellphones, backpacks and clothes. “They meted out street justice. We don’t condone street justice. They never threatened them. But they made it clear: don’t mess with another person’s property,” Los Angeles Police Lt. Paul Vernon said. “This incident and the arrests are the tip of the iceberg when comes to people stealing bicycles.” Vernon said the two boys told police they were robbed by about 20 men on bicycles at 6th Street and Grand Avenue about 3 p.m. on Jan. 12. Investigators said they cannot prove the boys were stealing bikes and continue to look for the assailants. ]]> cycling theft robbery bike-theft la crime vigilantes cycle-couriers https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:8700f4c82b38/ Spybike 2013-07-17T16:02:41+00:00 http://www.integratedtrackers.com/GPSTrack/Spybike.jsp jm spybike cycling theft gps tracking https://pinboard.in/ https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:7780917083e8/ Limerick-Tralee walking/cycling route blocked by farmers 2013-04-28T22:22:39+00:00 http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/come-west-along-the-railroad-1.1373757?page=1 jmThe success of [Mayo's] Great Western Greenway [trail] has overtaken that of others, such as the Great Southern Trail group, which has been working hard to install a walking and cycling route on sections of the former Limerick-Tralee railway line. On February 2nd, to mark the 50th anniversary of its closure, about 150 members and supporters of the Great Southern Trail set out from the old railway station at Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick, along the most recently developed section to cross the Kerry county boundary. The trailers were greeted by a barricade on the border, manned by more than 30 farmers, including the Listowel Fine Gael town councillor Denis Stack. A stand-off continued for three hours, with the Garda mediating in vain. The farmers were trying to lay claim to the land occupied by the disused railway line, even though Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar had made it clear that CIÉ “is the owner of the property [and] will object to any application by others to register these lands”. 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