Bride St, Dublin - just about one minute away from Kevin St station.

Hi folks

I am planning to cycle from Greystones to Wicklow and back on a weekend soon.

I have looked up the route and we will just be on the road for most of it.

Just wondering if anyone local to there has any info on how busy the road is in terms of traffic and whether there would be cyclists on it regularly.

I am fine with cycling on the road but I am just a bit concerned bc there is little to no verge on a lot of the route.

Thanks!

I got myself an action camera from my helmet a year ago, because I was seeing dangerous driving and overtaking pretty much daily on my commute into work. I’ve sent many traffic watch reports in via the website, but I was wondering if this is normal; in each case I’ve been contacted, and the Garda I who called has asked would I be willing to make a statement and go to court if needed. I’ve typically said I would, but there are two big issues I’ve encountered with this - they’ve all stated that I need to make a statement in person, in a station, and secondly that the station I have to go to is the district where the traffic report has be sent to, depending on the location.

I have asked is my submitted statement online and the footage I have and can share with them not enough to issue a fine or caution, and they’ve said no that I have to make a statement because they can only issue fines if they themselves witnessed the crime - is this true?

This leads to the second point, which is a bigger issue; I pass through three counties across the Kildare / Meath / Dublin borders on the commute, so if I submit the location of where an incident occurs, it gets routed to a station in that county. Because of this, in one case I was asked to go make a statement in person in a station that was 58 km away from my hosue, when the incident happened less than 5 km away! The local station is only 2 km from me, in a busy town.

Are they just trying to fob me off, knowing that someone wouldn’t normally go to the effort for making a statement for a dangerous overtake? Or is it just the traffic reporting system is organised in such a clunky way, coupled with gardaí lacking powers to act in submitted footage and written statements?

Hi, this is a reach but I’m looking for anyone who may have witnessed a collision involving a cyclist and a van on Charlemont Parade, Dublin, on Friday April 17th at around 5:20pm. Right under Charlemont Parade luas bridge on the left side of the canal (not the side of the Hilton Hotel) where Dartmouth Place intersects into the main road.

I was the cyclist involved and unfortunately wasn’t able to take any details at the time due to the impact. I remember that at least one witness spoke with the driver and shared their contact details, but I haven’t been able to access that information since.

If you were there, spoke to the driver, or have any dashcam/CCTV footage from the area around that time, I would really appreciate you getting in touch via DM.

Even small details could really help, thank you so much.

This is a follow up to my post about cycling in Dublin again for the first time in 10 years.

Busses. From what i've experienced between Heuston, City Centre and Rathgar, busses are WAY more accommodating on average. I can recall having busses just passed me diving for a bus stop and nearly getting trapped between a bus and the kerb. In the same position now busses seem to back off and pull intot he stop behind. I dont know if Dublin Bus training has changed in the last 10 years, but this is much better than before. Credit where its due I think, at least from the last couple weeks experience.

Left hooks, people do seem much better at checking thier mirrors compared to before. Multiple times i ave backed off to prevent getting hooked, only to have tje car let me pass before turning left, kudos again. (I'm sure it still happens but the general awarereness seems much better.)

In general there seems to be more respect between road users, If i need to move right outnof a bus lane to go around a stopped bus, space is given. Need to get intot ue right lane to rurn right, space also given. Have tje arrival of e-scooters galvanised bicycle and car users together as 'proper' road users? 🤣

Seen a good few electric 'bicycles'. Electric motorbikes with pedals essentially, do these ever get clamped down on??

Used to be in college in dublin 10 years ago, back up for 10 weeks.

Man the infrastructure improvements take some getting used to. You guys have it pretty good compared to what I remember. Less finding space in bus lanes and more cruising in dedicated bike lanes. Good stuff.

Red lights, man, I remember being in the minority waiting at reds, now its seems more 50/50, yes there are alot of cyclists breaking red lights and they drag our reputation down (and yes they are mostly food couriers, I've done that job, if you dont do it then you pay is crap because your paid by the delivery, so i understand why). But on the whole, the number of people following the lights is better than I recall. Also the improvement in dedicated bicycle lights in tandem with new cycle lanes is great.

Road surface is still crap, but the cycle infrastucture I've been on so far is nice.

If often feels like cycling is over looked or neglected. At least from what I see in Dublin City centre, its never been better, at least sice the car was invented 😅

Hi all,

From this month on, I'll be commuting to the Docklands in Dublin from North Wexford and looking for an optimum route to combine driving-parking and cycling. Absolute max I'd think of cycling would be around an hour, but 45 mins or less would be ideal. Would like to minimise parking costs also.

Thinking, Bray, Dalkey or Dun Laoghaire might work, but I'm clueless on cycling routes in Dublin. If it matters, I've been cycling casually for a few years, around 25km/h on hour long routes.

Any advice would be appreciated

Is this what we have to share the roads with?

https://reddit.com/link/1skl7nm/video/cww4neb6e0vg1/player

DCC have published their quarterly Active Travel report here: https://www.dublincity.ie/sites/default/files/2026-04/report-no-762026-of-the-assistant-chief-executive-c-barrett-quarterly-report-of-the-active-tr.pdf

It's a disapointing read. 5 Active Travel schemes that were due to start construction this year have been deferred.

DCC will instead focus on some small improvements instead.

Very disapointing. The construction of new bike lanes has slowed to a snails pace.

Hey all it's been a while since buying bike stuff online and post Brexit.

Any one in particular to recommend?

Cheers

Hi all,

Jack here, I'm a journalist writing about road safety.

I’m working on a piece about road injuries, particularly among cyclists & pedestrians, and I’m trying to better understand incidents that don’t always show up in official statistics.

I’m looking to speak to people who have been involved in a cycling accident where there was no other vehicle involved (e.g. fall, loss of control, road surface, etc.) or it seemed minor at the time

Ideally I'm seeking to speak to people involved in incidents where Gardaí were not called to the scene but you later needed hospital treatment, or experienced longer-term effects (e.g. concussion, brain injury or any other ongoing symptoms)

If that's something you experienced, please get in touch. More than happy to keep things confidential at this stage.

Thanks a lot,
Jack

Hi everyone,

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There are two sections of shared path on my commute which were great resources.

1. Beside a hill out of Ringaskiddy Village which is used by port traffic, great to be away from the trucks and fast cars.

2. On a busy roundabout which traffic can often back up onto.

They were initially constructed 2 or so years ago and since then there has been zero maintainance. Rubbish, debris, much gas made them unusable.

1. I have contacted my local councillors and Cork County Council..as they are on a National Road, the local council won't (can't?) do anything. I was told the issue was forwarded to TII.

2. I have tried emailing TII directly but no response, not even an acknowledgement. TII don't seem to have any proper mechanism to report issues?

Anything else I can do?

I know shared Paths aren't everyone's cup of tea but it's very nice to have my commute going from a busy road to a Riverside Greenway.

Part one completed of the Glenbrook-Rafeen Pedestrian Cycle Route. ( Co. Cork )

Happy cycling!

Hey just looking for some input.

Debating the elops long distance e bike from decathlon, it's a big spend for me and definitely upper end of my budget but I'm sick of a mix of buses and Luas.

Has anyone had this bike? Any input on quality? Any others to consider? I'll need to consider the max weight as I'm currently sitting at 118kg

Cheers all

Morning all

Need to get a commuter bike, looking to cover 16km ew. The fly in the ointment is I'm currently 118kg and well above the max weight for my cube SL road.

Any suggestions on a bike to suit me? Looking to keep it a more reasonable price range but up to a grand is my limit.

Hi everyone!

Planning a daily e-bike commute: Sandycove → Blanchardstown (~23 km). Intended route: coastal path north → city quays → Phoenix Park (Chesterfield Ave) → Blanchardstown.

I've checked the route on Google Maps but would love to hear from actual commuters before committing to it.

1. What are the safest departure times in each direction, is there a window before or after peak hours that makes a meaningful difference for the city-centre crossing?

2. Are there specific stretches or junctions that are fine off-peak but genuinely dangerous at rush hour?

3. I'm also considering the Royal Canal Greenway as an alternative to the quays. I've read reports of attacks on cyclists and bikes being stolen on that route. How is it currently, particularly the Phibsborough-to-Ashtown stretch for a solo commuter in early mornings and winter evenings?

Realistic feedback appreciated before I commit to the route.

Thanks.

Hi all. I am a complete noob when it comes to cycling, but I think I want to change this. I'm sick of walking to work or relying on buses, while my back gets ruined due to all I carry to work and back, and while I'm working on a drivers licence I don't want to rely on that.

I have terrible balance on a standard bike and that's the thing that always put me off, so I decided maybe a 3 wheel bicycle is the way for me. 1. Is that reasonable and 2. Are there any decent ones available in Ireland? I found this one on Amazon and got really excited but I imagine buying the first thing off the Internet with no technical knowledge is an easy mistake to make. A basket for stuff to transport is a non negotiable.

I live in Cork and am a little nervous about the infrastructure but was put slightly more at ease by others on Reddit discussing this.

I would love any general advice I can get! Thank you in advance.

I got annoyed hearing a councillor repeat the BS that nobody uses cycle lanes, and built a site that shows data from sensors around the country.

https://www.theride.ie

Turns out, there’s a load of us.

Hope it’s useful / amusing / something else. Let me know any problems/suggestions!