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Cycling without a helmet and high-visibility jacket may be made criminal offences in Ireland (irishcycle.com)
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[–] 39 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Y'all are missing the key point, if the headline and my understanding are to be believed. They're proposing making it a CRIMINAL offense, not a fine you misdemeanor, but a can put you in jail criminal offense (felony for you yanks), that's way over the top.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    They want to heavily disincentivice any cycling.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

    Also worth noting not are people on a bicycle are "cyclists", just like not all people in a car are "race car drivers".

    There's various types of bicycle, such as riding for pleasure, casual riding, entertainment, or racing. Not to mention the various ages of bicyclists. These distinctions are important, just as much as safe well designed infrastructure for all roadway users, weather they are on foot, or a bicycle, or in a car.

    A example of "cyclists" 1000054562

    A example of causal bicyclists 1000054564

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    The word cyclist if perfectly fine to describe someone who rides a bicycle without any conotations about racing.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago*

    I do think it's fine, though I do want to point out the word "cyclist" does carry some "weight" to it especially in North America.

    For example a individual like Forester would disagree, this dudes "studies" are essentially what all North American city planners follow regrettably. Link to a summary of this topic.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRPduRHBhHI

    Its also why its so hard to explain why dedicated separate bike infrastructure is so important. Most city planners for some reason forget that children and older individuals cycle.

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