Excellent piece by @gerherbert.bsky.social in the Independent on Ireland's rising pedestrian death toll on our roads.

Geraldine Herbert@gerherbert.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"The human cost is stark. Pedestrians aged 75 and over account for nearly a quarter of all fatalities, while one in three victims is 25 or under, and one in five is a child below 15." I speak to road safety campaigners about what needs to be done ...#roadsafety www.independent.ie/life/red-lig...

It's feels like a monumental struggle to make our roads safer. Introduction of Traffic calming and speed limits enforcement is met with anything from ambivalence to hostility. The q should be flipped- why is it important to drivers to drive fast between sets of traffic lights or stopped traffic.

Active Travel Please! #MobilityIsEquity@activetraveltt.bsky.social · 12mo ago

If my choice to drive fast through a neighbourhood removes your child’s freedom to cross the road without fear, those freedoms are in conflict - and a fair system should reconcile them so everyone enjoys an equal share. #MobilityIsEquity www.eta.co.uk/news/why-we-...

If you weren't sold on the idea of fixed speed cameras then let me sell you this.. The number of cars observed by Crumlin road traffic counter travelling over 50kph dropped from ~ 18% to 9% on the August Bank holiday Sunday and Monday 2024 to 2025. @dublincycling.bsky.social @garda.ie

I can't even begin to imagine the loss and sadness being felt by these families. My heart goes out to them. 💔 www.rte.ie/news/munster...

'Shock' as second child dies on roads in recent days

The town of Killarney and county of Kerry are in shock following the death of a boy who was struck by a tractor last night, a local councillor has said.

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Maybe everyone can see it now, but the world's richest people have tanked it all to restock assets and get liquid after years of illegally playing with funny money. They used "the wokeness" as a cudgel and it worked. The next Disney princess WILL be white, as we all eat beans under the highway.

Verona Murphy to put forward a motion of no confidence in self amid rows on independent group playing both sides.

We really need to move on from using plastic wands as cycling infrastructure in Dublin.

Hilarious that no matter where in the world there is a rejigging of resources & priority away from private cars towards mass transit or active travel there is a predictable backlash which starts with mass transit is stinky, unsafe and then quickly progressed to mass transit is for the elites.

Jessie Singer@jessiesinger.bsky.social · last yr.

in his statement "cancelling" congestion pricing, sean duffy calls people who ride the subway "an elite few" and i just feel as a communication professional that they gotta decide if they're going with that or crime-ridden drug den homeless shelter

All hail the sun 😎🙌 We are sorry we angered you.

'....for him my son was only a leaf, and probably he just stopped because his tyre got deflated.' 😥 www.rte.ie/news/ireland... Gigantic SUVs need to go.

Man jailed for dangerous driving causing death of boy

A father, whose young son was killed while out cycling after a driver failed to stop at a pedestrian crossing controlled by a red light, has said that he will never get over the "violence of the impac...

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Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · last yr.

“Like cigarettes, enormous vehicles can kill those who never used the product…40 years ago, the outrage of secondhand smoke was an eye-opener for many Americans. A similar narrative could help people recognize the havoc that 4-wheeled behemoths now wreak on our streets.”— @davidzipper.bsky.social

🎶🎶 I'm still standin' better than I ever did

The most confusing element of these changes is that Ger has almost single-handedly been the main person to inform the public of these pretty significant changes. 👏 Where is public awareness campaign or tv advert etc?

Geraldine Herbert@gerherbert.bsky.social · 2y ago

Just to clarify some of the confusion around this Speed Limit Changes Incoming 🚨 🛑 What’s changing? ➡️ Rural local roads: 80km/h → 60km/h (from Feb 7) ➡️ Urban areas & estates: Down to 30km/h (later in 2025) ➡️ National secondary roads: 100km/h → 80km/h

Car dependency has been so normalized that most people don't know that putting a child into a car is more dangerous than putting them on a bike. In fact, car trips are the most dangerous activity that most children partake in.

Jen@envirojen.bsky.social · 2y ago

Aaaand it’s time to leave the local cycling Facebook group again.

The response to the electricity outages we need is serious action on emissions, changes to our planning system, and a quicker rollout of renewables everywhere, not burn more turf or whatever

A good reminder that cycle lanes and footpaths don't appear congested as they (mostly) allow people to move through quickly and efficiently. Video taken from charlemont luas stop on a rainy morning.

You know it's a bad day outside when the cat reverses back in he window.

IMPORTANT STUDY: “On average, the implementation of 30 km/h speed limits in European cities demonstrated a 23%, 37% & 38% reduction in road crashes, fatalities & injuries respectively. Lower speed limits also yielded environmental benefits.” www.nrso.ntua.gr/review-of-ci...

This is really important. The main thing that makes it hard to achieve nature and green integrated in cities isn’t density of buildings or density of people — it's density of cars. And the more well-designed density of people and buildings that you achieve, the fewer cars you’ll need or want.

Stephen Donnelly showing up at Soc Dems headquarters pretending he never quit

Alrighty, so what's the mood here? Threads seems to be some sort of absurd storytime vibe and Mastodon was like learning how to play a not fun board game. Is this a safe space to argue with strangers?