Lessons from Berlin: Continue reading Burkhard Horn – Dublin Cycling Campaign Lecture 2013
Cyclists facing on-the-spot €50 fines for riding on footpaths
The Government is to introduce new regulations allowing gardai to impose fines of €50 against cyclists who break road safety laws, it has been learned. Read article
There’s no ethical case for mandatory cycle helmets
Helmets do not provide sufficient protection to warrant the claim that they are highly effective – and the right to cycle bare-headed is by no means trivial
The Dutch Prize Their Pedal Power, but a Sea of Bikes Swamps Their Capital
Problems of success; 
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European Citizen´s Initiative “30kmh – making streets liveable!”
You can determine the future of your European cities!
We want to have real traffic safety and a better quality of life. So, we are asking for an EU-wide speed limit of 30 km/h (20 mph) in villages and cities. Register to vote with us – support our European Citizen´s Initiative (ECI).
Change is possible
Politically Painless Active Travel
Politically Painless Active Travel Seminar in Derry on Wednesday 19th June 2013 (10am start) followed by a public meeting in the evening in Belfast. Full details
On your bike! Google Maps now includes cycling directions
HERE’S SOME NEWS to put Ireland’s cyclists in a good mood for the weekend: Google Maps now allows users to find cycling directions between any two points in Ireland.
The feature has been added to Google Maps as of this evening, and aims to find the optimal cycling path between any two locations in the country. Continue reading On your bike! Google Maps now includes cycling directions
ECF calls on national ministers to co-found local cycling infrastructure
ECF urges OECD transport ministers to co-found local cycling strategies at the annual summit of the International Transport Forum (ITF) in Leipzig, Germany. As the theme of this year’s summit is “Funding Transport”, ECF is sending an open letter to the participating governments, demanding them to finance bicycle promotion on the national level.
“No other form of transport has a higher cost-benefit ratio than cycling,” says ECF Secretary General Dr. Bernhard Ensink. “National transport ministers now have to step up and make a pledge to include cycling in their national funding strategies. This year we have an opportunity to be listened to as many governments are dealing with tight budgets. And the Netherlands, Denmark, and Hungary are three examples that have shown this strategy works.” Continue reading ECF calls on national ministers to co-found local cycling infrastructure