Mastodawn

And there we have it folks, having failed to do anything to halt the injury and death toll on our roads the government now plans to criminalise cycling.

This will kill bike share schemes around the country.

Helmets and hi-vis clothing to be made mandatory for e-bikes and e-scooter users
https://www.thejournal.ie/e-bikes-scooters-helmets-6945841-Feb2026/

Helmets and hi-vis clothing to be made mandatory for e-bikes and e-scooter users

Cabinet will sign off on plans to explicitly ban the use of scramblers on roads this morning.

TheJournal.ie

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André

@IBIKEDublin did they even take a look, how it worked out in australia?

They reduced injuries by 50% while cycling decreased by 30%.

So only marginal gains per driven kilometer

https://www.cycle-helmets.com/cycling-1985-2017.html

Australia states cyclist numbers participation 1985-2017

Australia state and national cyclist numbers data from 1985 to 2017.