In March, we began collecting stories of hazards, near misses and collisions related to cycling and other active modes of travel in Ireland.
Each dot represents a reported hazard, near miss or collision.
Injured my shoulder from collision with car passenger door; car going straight. Cycle lane runs between L-turn and straight lane. In the bus/bike lane, had an extremely close pass from a taxi, threatened by driver with assault. Two cars making right turns across green light in cycle lane Vehicles can only turn left onto St. Andrew's Street from Trinity Street. However the cycle lane is going in the opposite direction. Drivers constantly running red lights at this junction, ignoring cyclists & pedestrians. Car coming from Cashel rd turning right onto Kildare road, cyclist coming from the right of car on Kildare road: broken front wheel/bruises Large SUV parked in cycle lane near a primary school. Potholes all over the road 2 cars crashed. Attended by Gardai and two fire engines Road markings direct cyclists from bus lane onto normal footpath (not shared) while bus lane continues downhill, this is a steep descent. Traffic turning right from South Frederick Street often doesn't realise there is a contraflow cycle lane on Nassau Street Car stopped at roundabout entrance, advanced halfway into my lane as I passed. Had to change my path. Car turned right across me as I was continuing straight on the bike track across Ossory Road onto Bridge. A person was killed in a collision involving a truck driver at this location. Public reporting is available. Electric bike broke the red light and just missed another bike cycling on the path on the Drumartin Link Road. Car turned left into school knocking me off my bike. Wet rain. No cycle track. Bicycle went into the Luas track. Rear ended while waiting to join roundabout. No injury but 900 euro damage to bike. Overtaken by a car whose driver encroached the bicycle advance stop box. Left hook turn, travelling inbound on bike on the Monivea Road. Car overtook and then turned left. Had to stop pedalling and apply brakes. Was waiting at red light on contra-flow cycle lane. When van driver drove at me and down the cycle lane. Unclear how cyclists turn right to Deansgrange from Newtown Ave. Dangerous two-way cycle lane with many hazards including bollards, joggers, pedestrians and poor cycling behaviour. Segregated bike lane turned into paint on road. Driver turning left did not look at their mirrors and crashed into me. Car failed to yield to the bike lane when turning left (I had a green light to go straight and he had a blinking yellow turn light). Car overtook two bikes while car was oncoming in other lane. Cyclists have not been watching their set of traffic lights and are not stopping when they have a red light and the vehicles have a green. Motorists merging left without looking or indicating on a daily basis. Garage almost always has cars parked here across double yellows or sometimes blocking the entire road. Bus left hook. Car pulled right across me to go into an entrance. Braked in time and avoided collision. Bus pulled in without indicating while I was in cycle lane, pulling in at speed. I don't think he saw that I was alongside in the cycle lane. I was almost struck by a speeding motorist while crossing the entrance to Lidl on Sallynoggin Road. I ended up on the bonnet of a car at this junction when cycling towards Kimmage. The driver didn't see me. I had bike lights. Early evening. HGV driver merging from Strand Rd into Merrion Rd almost crushing a cyclist. SUV turning into Quaker Road crossed cycle lane striking my bicycle. Collided with a thick-wheeled electric bike while I had my young son on the back of the bicycle. A succession of vehicles are rat-running through Rollins Villas to avoid the chaos caused by roadworks on Sallynoggin Road. Driver of car turning left from South Hill Avenue onto Booterstown Ave under-steered narrowly missing cyclist. Car failing to yield causing me to brake suddenly. Drivers often overtake cyclists in unsafe circumstances. This leads to cars coming head-to-head and many near misses. Car turning left from Griffith Avenue hit cyclist proceeding forward. More cars parked in the cycle lane outside St. Kevin's Primary School, Pearse Street, Sallynoggin. I was travelling west from Glounthaune when a car coming from Little Island failed to yield at junction. Driver doing U-turn in unprotected bike lane close to two secondary colleges, as students walked and cycled to school. Bus Éireann turned left with me ahead of it and almost ran me over. Vehicles using narrow street as a rat-run to avoid the main route. Car pulled out of junction to turn right through cycle lane without looking. Northbound car lane narrows forcing drivers into bike lane. Very cramped shared space with a blind bend onto a bridge. Bus driver pulled across bike lane without looking or indicating to stop bus, I was forced to dismount. Van driver squeezed me out of the cycle lane, missing me by inches, had to brake hard and try not to fall over the kerb. Driver swerved into bike lane and nearly collided with cyclist. Aggressive overtaking. Crossing through the junction and a driver exiting the junction almost collides with me. Swerved to avoid the collision. Driver races to undercut traffic along this bus lane almost every day at circa 8:55am. He will kill someone eventually. Car coming out from Collins Avenue East not giving way at yield sign. Side-swiped in a bike lane by a left-turning taxi with no indication. Road layout means bikes are in vehicles’ blind spots as they cross Ballybane Road causing frequent near misses. Driver entering the business park, not looking in mirrors and cuts across me. Pulled on the brakes to avoid a collision. Child was clipped by a car while trying to walk across the road. Knocked out. Cars stack in yellow box at signalled junction and obstruct cycle lane. Car turned onto main road without looking. Narrowly missed cycle. Illegal parking of a heavy goods vehicle blocked the pedestrian light, causing multiple cars to break the red light. Cyclist injured while trying to pass to the left of a 4-axle digger transporter. Pedestrian crossed road without looking as I turned into the street. I braked to avoid but the wet surface & cobbles meant that I fell off. Cycle track westbound just as it rejoins road briefly, car beside me pulled into bike lane. Stopped because I banged on car and hit mirror. Gym customers blocking inbound cycle lane on Clontarf Road with their cars. Car failed to notice me crossing on continuous cycle lane and knocked me off of my bike. Two men on an e-bike going through a pedestrian crossing from the wrong direction. Vehicles regularly parked in the bike lane outside the Slipper pub, minibuses particularly, which block the bike lane. A truck was doing a left turn without checking for cyclists. Road with very little public lighting and sudden end to already narrow footpath. Very dangerous past sunset, drivers travel at high speeds. Garda cars, residents speeding on residential cul-de-sac. Near misses daily. No ramps/speed limit. Some residents blocking view with pillar. Cars running red lights every morning from all directions. This street is full of deep potholes from the intersection at Washington up to the Enterprise lounge. Careful. Large White Van and a private car parked across the cycle lane on Pearse Street opposite Aldi exit. Dangerous unsignalled pedestrian crossing. Van overtook with only a few cm of space, nearly clipping me with the wing mirror. There’s no cycle lane here, but a row of parked cars. Cars constantly parked on the footpath all along this road, forcing pedestrians onto the road and blocking wheelchair access to playground. Hit by a car door opened by a taxi passenger. Close pass and pushed onto footpath by back seat passenger of VW Golf. A taxi driver turned left while a cyclist was on their inside, a 'left hook' incident. A road sweeper truck did a sudden U-turn and the victim, an experienced cyclist, was not able to take evasive action. Frequent near misses here as the road is too narrow for cars to pass cyclists when there is oncoming traffic but many drivers take a chance. Driver used Bus Lane to skip traffic and suddenly turned into cul-de-sac without indicating or checking mirrors. School traffic parking on yellow lines. Luas Tracks awful along this section so difficult to navigate safely. Car hit person on bike at 2-lane inclined roundabout. Car overtook on a segregated turn lane with concrete dividers on each side, only to come to an immediate stop at the junction. Cars park along the road taking up 1 lane. Knocked off bicycle by SUV BMW. Sustained minor injuries. Car came shooting down street despite having a stop sign, nearly hitting me at high speed & taking my ROW. Almost daily a car will pull out from Grace Park Road in front of me cycling along Richmond Road. Cyclist inbound in cycle lane to left of stopped traffic struck by driver of car turning into Tivoli Ave from city direction. Very dangerous right turn for cyclists from Furry Park Road as cars come around a blind bend at speed. Had a few close calls here. Luby Maryori Ramirez (39) was killed by the driver of a truck who turned left across her path. Driver failed to yield on roundabout. Such a busy junction and crossing. On the school route frequently used by children. Really needs pedestrian lights to make it safe. Dog on cycle path. The driver of car drove up the bus only lane on Winetavern Street and then took an illegal right turn onto High Street. Cars mount the bike lane in violation of double yellow. Avoiding them requires cycling in grass or dropping off the curb and into car traffic Car pulling into St Louises Park, cyclist in the cycle lane, car didn't look… cyclist went straight over the bonnet. Cars looking to turn out of the SuperValu parking area frequently drive out with their front wheels blocking the cycle path. Dangerous. Car turning left Car trying to turn right. I was cycling straight on following the canal. Car was turning. Only by braking fully avoiding a collision. Cars park for free along Prom. Driver chose to overtake me with <1m between us. I put my hand on passenger window to steady myself. New bike lane protected by bollards ends abruptly and pushes cyclists out into the road right before a speed bump and on a corner. Driver veered onto cycle lane without looking and hit me Blind entrance/exit not serviced by the traffic lights. Cars pull out in front of oncoming traffic, undercutting traffic where bus lane ends. Driver attempted to ram oncoming group of cyclists off the road, we all had to swerve and end up in the ditch so he didnt knock us down With no footpath on either side of this busy junction, two pedestrians were forced to run out of the way of a jeep. Van turned left, crossing cycle lane without looking, I was going slow. Hit van came off bike. Slight knee abrasion, torn trousers. A large White van drove through a red light on Tivoli Road and turned down Mulgrave narrowly missing my car at the junction. Car tried to pass out on narrow street & I had to quickly jump off my bike to avoid being knocked off. Driver quite abusive. Child cycling to primary school, turning right off of North Circular rd. Driver undertook at speed, child got a massive fright. Car traveling towards Clontarf crashed into the traffic lights at the junction of Howth Rd/Clontarf Road This junction signals vehicles to turn left across bikes going straight. This nearly got my friend killed in front of me. Taxi head on collided with my bike as it cut corner on illegal right turn. Head on collision after e-bike turned to fast and on wrong side of new two-way cycle lane from Killnarden Heights, turning eastbound Two cars broke the red light coming up from forge hill at the junction between forge hill, ballycurren and the kinsale road Close pass and speeding by a van Car coming from Harolds x side of junction jumped red light , cyclist going towards cork st forced to break hard narrowly missing being hit. Car driver 'did not see me' as I am cycling a bright coloured cargo bike. Drives into the side of my bicycle, damaging the paint. Collided with a thick wheeled electric bike while I had my young son on the back of the bicycle Cyclist knocked over by car driver Near miss with pair of joggers on cycle track. Car turned onto main road without looking. Narrowly missed cycle. Fell off the bike when the front wheel got stuck in the Luas tracks. A big truck ran a green pedestrian light when l was about to push my buggy accross with my 2 year old Debris in bike lane School bus driver never stopped at the pedestrian crossing almos hitting myself and another child crossing the road while using the crossing Left hook by driver when continuing North from SCR onto Conyngham Rd. Frequent occurrence. Constant close passes on this road due to poor road design Car parked on top of cycle lane. close pass by a car traveling at high speed Multiple cars regularly parked illegally blocking path and cycle lane forcing cyclists out into car lane I was hit off my bike going from Chelmsford Road to Appian Way as the car alongside me did not indicate or check his mirrors. Cyclist stationary at stop junction. Car approached from left & turned right (cutting the corner) and collided with cyclist. Frequent running of red lights, and vehicles passing lights when flashing amber with pedestrians and cyclists still on the crossing. Cars will poke out of this lane and into the bike lane, often blocking the bike path and forcing you into traffic. Car deliberately cut me off and caused me to crash into verge as descending Military Road. Was cut off by left turning vehicle onto Dunne St. while turning left. One lane is used as two meaning very little road space overall. Hit by a car door opened by a taxi passenger At the lights the cycle lane and bus lane cease being 2 separate lanes and merge into 1. I'm regularly squeezed between a bus and a truck Assaulted by motorist who veered into the bus lane Motorists queuing often create two turning lanes (instead of one) which blocks cycle track. Close pass by someone rushing over the tracks. Stationary vehicles blocking bus/cycle lane for school drop off Cars park on opposite side of the road from the turn into Cedarwood, forcing cyclists out in to the middle of the road. More cars parked in the cycle lane outside St. Kevin's Primary School, Pearse Street, Sallynoggin. I was travelling west from Glounthaune when a car coming from Little Island failed to yield at junction. Driver doing U-turn in unprotected bike lane close to two secondary colleges, as students walked and cycled to school. Bus Éireann turned left with me ahead of it and almost ran me over. Vehicles using narrow street as a rat-run to avoid the main route. Car pulled out of junction to turn right through cycle lane without looking. Northbound car lane narrows forcing drivers into bike lane. Very cramped shared space with a blind bend onto a bridge. Bus driver pulled across bike lane without looking or indicating to stop bus, I was forced to dismount. Van driver squeezed me out of the cycle lane, missing me by inches, had to brake hard and try not to fall over the kerb. Driver swerved into bike lane and nearly collided with cyclist. Aggressive overtaking. Crossing through the junction and a driver exiting the junction almost collides with me. Swerved to avoid the collision. Driver races to undercut traffic along this bus lane almost every day at circa 8:55am. He will kill someone eventually. Car coming out from Collins Avenue East not giving way at yield sign. Side-swiped in a bike lane by a left-turning taxi with no indication. Road layout means bikes are in vehicles’ blind spots as they cross Ballybane Road causing frequent near misses. Driver entering the business park, not looking in mirrors and cuts across me. Pulled on the brakes to avoid a collision. Child was clipped by a car while trying to walk across the road. Knocked out. Cars stack in yellow box at signalled junction and obstruct cycle lane. Car turned onto main road without looking. Narrowly missed cycle. Illegal parking of a heavy goods vehicle blocked the pedestrian light, causing multiple cars to break the red light. Cyclist injured while trying to pass to the left of a 4-axle digger transporter. Pedestrian crossed road without looking as I turned into the street. I braked to avoid but the wet surface & cobbles meant that I fell off. Cycle track westbound just as it rejoins road briefly, car beside me pulled into bike lane. Stopped because I banged on car and hit mirror. Gym customers blocking inbound cycle lane on Clontarf Road with their cars. Car failed to notice me crossing on continuous cycle lane and knocked me off of my bike. Two men on an e-bike going through a pedestrian crossing from the wrong direction. Vehicles regularly parked in the bike lane outside the Slipper pub, minibuses particularly, which block the bike lane. A truck was doing a left turn without checking for cyclists. Cars constantly parked on the footpath all along this road, forcing pedestrians onto the road and blocking wheelchair access to playground. Hit by a car door opened by a taxi passenger. Close pass and pushed onto footpath by back seat passenger of VW Golf. A taxi driver turned left while a cyclist was on their inside, a 'left hook' incident. A road sweeper truck did a sudden U-turn and the victim, an experienced cyclist, was not able to take evasive action. Frequent near misses here as the road is too narrow for cars to pass cyclists when there is oncoming traffic but many drivers take a chance. Driver used Bus Lane to skip traffic and suddenly turned into cul-de-sac without indicating or checking mirrors. School traffic parking on yellow lines. Luas Tracks awful along this section so difficult to navigate safely. Car hit person on bike at 2-lane inclined roundabout. Car overtook on a segregated turn lane with concrete dividers on each side, only to come to an immediate stop at the junction. Cars park along the road taking up 1 lane. A large White van drove through a red light on Tivoli Road and turned down Mulgrave narrowly missing my car at the junction. Car tried to pass out on narrow street & I had to quickly jump off my bike to avoid being knocked off. Driver quite abusive. Child cycling to primary school, turning right off of North Circular rd. Driver undertook at speed, child got a massive fright. Car traveling towards Clontarf crashed into the traffic lights at the junction of Howth Rd/Clontarf Road This junction signals vehicles to turn left across bikes going straight. This nearly got my friend killed in front of me. Taxi head on collided with my bike as it cut corner on illegal right turn. Head on collision after e-bike turned to fast and on wrong side of new two-way cycle lane from Killnarden Heights, turning eastbound Two cars broke the red light coming up from forge hill at the junction between forge hill, ballycurren and the kinsale road Close pass and speeding by a van Car coming from Harolds x side of junction jumped red light , cyclist going towards cork st forced to break hard narrowly missing being hit. Car driver 'did not see me' as I am cycling a bright coloured cargo bike. Drives into the side of my bicycle, damaging the paint. Collided with a thick wheeled electric bike while I had my young son on the back of the bicycle Cyclist knocked over by car driver Near miss with pair of joggers on cycle track. Car turned onto main road without looking. Narrowly missed cycle.
These reports of collisions, near misses and hazards, which are not typically collected by local authorities, can tell us a lot about where serious accidents are waiting to happen.
Clusters – places where infrastructure, road surface or other factors combine to create consistently dangerous situations – emerged.
Cluster 001
Danger at the Chapelizod Bypass
“The children in their glitter backpacks and rainbow bike helmets” – on their way too Gaelscoil Inse Chór in the morning – “look tiny and out of place and vulnerable in this wide open sweep of asphalt and fast-moving cars, SUVs, vans and HGVs” - Dublin Inquirer, June 2024
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A technical cross-section of a Luas track. Credit: Kevin Gildea et al. 2023
My front wheel got stuck in the Luastrack and I fell.
Researchers at University College Dublin analysed the written reports submitted to the Collision Tracker project. Among their findings was the persistent danger of Luas tracks, which trap the wheels of bicycles and pose a slip hazard when wet.
In another finding, they highlighted a critical pattern: vehicles turning left into the path of cyclists. This trend was reported on by Dublin Inquirer and later, was the subject of an Road Safety Authority awareness campaign.
In another finding, they highlighted a critical pattern: vehicles turning left into the path of cyclists. This trend was reported on by Dublin Inquirer and later, was the subject of an Road Safety Authority awareness campaign.
Image from an 2024 RSA campaign on left turns.
Hit by car turningleftinto commercial access. Driver failed to observe me cycling next to him in the shared bus lane / cycle lane.
Van turned without looking. Bus entered the roundabout without seeing me who was already navigating the roundabout. Bus stopped on roundabout allowing me to continue. Left turning waste collection truck turned left on red across cyclist continuing straight on green sequence. Left-turning ambulance (emergency sirens off) struck cyclist heading straight in cycle lane. Bus entered the roundabout without seeing me who was already navigating the roundabout. Bus stopped on roundabout allowing me to continue. Left turning waste collection truck turned left on red across cyclist continuing straight on green sequence. Left-turning ambulance (emergency sirens off) struck cyclist heading straight in cycle lane. Van indicating left swerved right on the roundabout as I was beside him to make me break. Then swung back left and nearly caused an accident. I was cycling eastbound on the cycle lane, a van overtook me and immediately veered across my path into the slipway at speed. Black SUV mounted footpath approx 20km/h beside school children to allow an approaching van to fit through. Video available. Van driver drove straight onto round without stopping. I was already cycling through the roundabout & hard braked. Saw me but kept going. Cyclist mounted foothpath in busy traffic and nearly hit my child. No footpath on opposite side of road. Child on a bike struck by a truck. Very close pass. There were parked cars on the left and traffic coming in the opposite direction. Van driver came from behind. Small van man drove by weirdly fast to get to back of queue, swung tight to the kerb to prevent cyclist filtering on left. Triggered by ASL? Almost hit while on bike by a van coming out of the slip lane. Driver on phone. Small van turned left into Celtic Park Rd without indicating whilst I was cycling alongside forcing me to swerve to avoid. White van almost knocked man off a bike when trying to turn left into Glenn Dara estate. Van passed close and fast, crossing a solid white line, into oncoming traffic. Wheels slid against the kerb as I tried to enter the off-road cycle lane on the footpath, alongside a busy dual carriageway. Hit by car turning left into commercial access. Driver failed to observe me cycling next to him in the shared bus lane / cycle lane. While waiting at the stop light in the bus lane a taxi drove straight into the back of my bike. Delivery cyclist almost got hit by the bus, when crossing the road on the red light. BMW driver moved all the way to the slip road to overtake two cars and nearly hit the bus when joining back. Bus passed cyclists dangerously close causing it to hit curb to avoid being hit by bus. Van driver turned left across cycle lane hitting a person cycling straight on. Van parked in the cycle lane, and when trying to move into general lane a taxi drove aggressively. Van turned without looking. Cars, trucks and buses stream from Christchurch place onto Werburgh street without any regard for pedestrians crossing or about to cross. Illegal left turn by van into crossing pedestrians. After turning right from Malahide Road was cycling Bus/Bike lane on Clarehall ave when a car performed an intentional extremely close pass. Private vehicle drove into bus lane to undertake car on approach of traffic lights. Nearly knocked down cyclist in front me in cycle lane. Two cyclist in lane turning left. Coach turned left and kept going despite 1st cyclist knocked off bike and wheel nearly going under bus. Driver of 40' container truck killed a cyclist. A bus drove up behind me and braked suddenly. This has been reported to AGS using the online reporting tool. I was crossing on a green man, when a hire van turned out of North King Street. 4 close passes. 1 bus and 3 cars. Bus reported to Gardai. Teen with me. Driver drove van through the wall and entered a turlough. The passenger and her unborn child died in the water. While going North across this intersection towards CircleK, van turned left without looking. Car attempted to overtake me on narrow bridge. A bus came against them in the opposite direction, they swerved back into lane. Van turned without looking. Bus entered the roundabout without seeing me who was already navigating the roundabout. Bus stopped on roundabout allowing me to continue. Left turning waste collection truck turned left on red across cyclist continuing straight on green sequence. Left-turning ambulance (emergency sirens off) struck cyclist heading straight in cycle lane. Van indicating left swerved right on the roundabout as I was beside him to make me break. Then swung back left and nearly caused an accident. I was cycling eastbound on the cycle lane, a van overtook me and immediately veered across my path into the slipway at speed. Black SUV mounted footpath approx 20km/h beside school children to allow an approaching van to fit through. Video available. Van driver drove straight onto round without stopping. I was already cycling through the roundabout & hard braked. Saw me but kept going. Cyclist mounted foothpath in busy traffic and nearly hit my child. No footpath on opposite side of road. Child on a bike struck by a truck. Driver fatally struck an elderly pedestrian on a dark evening. The man died in hospital. Cars frequently switch into the bus lane and take this bend at speed, bollards needed to keep them in car lane. Land Cruiser with trailer blocked advanced start area for cyclists at traffic light. Gained nothing from it. Pointless ignorant behaviour. Cyclist hit by lorry that was crossing cycle lane to go into slip lane. Serious/life changing injuries. Bus entered the roundabout without seeing me who was already navigating the roundabout. Bus stopped on roundabout allowing me to continue. Left turning waste collection truck turned left on red across cyclist continuing straight on green sequence. Left-turning ambulance (emergency sirens off) struck cyclist heading straight in cycle lane. Van indicating left swerved right on the roundabout as I was beside him to make me break. Then swung back left and nearly caused an accident. I was cycling eastbound on the cycle lane, a van overtook me and immediately veered across my path into the slipway at speed. Black SUV mounted footpath approx 20km/h beside school children to allow an approaching van to fit through. Video available. Van driver drove straight onto round without stopping. I was already cycling through the roundabout & hard braked. Saw me but kept going. Cyclist mounted foothpath in busy traffic and nearly hit my child. No footpath on opposite side of road. Child on a bike struck by a truck. Driver fatally struck an elderly pedestrian on a dark evening. The man died in hospital. Cars frequently switch into the bus lane and take this bend at speed, bollards needed to keep them in car lane. Land Cruiser with trailer blocked advanced start area for cyclists at traffic light. Gained nothing from it. Pointless ignorant behaviour. Cyclist hit by lorry that was crossing cycle lane to go into slip lane. Serious/life changing injuries. Van turns left, refusing to give way to cyclists continuing straight. Attempted to cut off cyclists number of times and blocked cycle lane. Cement mixer truck. Aggressive close pass approaching primary school. Passed him once I got to a cycle lane. Pointless aggression. The roadway on the R829 (Widow Gambles Hill) is too narrow for Busses to pass in opposite directions. Large White Van routinely blocking the cycle lane forcing cyclists into traffic at a busy exit from Aldi. Van sped along bus lane and cut across people cycling to turn left, a left hook. Truck sped up bus lane, overtook a few cyclers and turned left up Circular Rd. A person on a scooter had to slow down to avoid left hook. Truck skidded on bend and crashed into wall. Close pass by a white trade van. Don’t even think he moved out to pass me. 402 bus constantly breaks red lights here at the spar junction, along with 4 or five cars at a time. Needs pedestrian crossing and/or traffic light. Very busy and cars pulling out dangerously from Castlepark. Cycle lane tapers out on a bend on a narrow road. Dangerous for Cyclist who has to completely stop as road too busy and narrow to join. Cars constantly break the red light, dangerous for pedestrians walking to work in Ballybrit Business Park. Close pass by two vans into oncoming traffic. Two cyclists riding single file towards the junction. Large van attempted an overtake approaching traffic island. Commercial vans and lorries often unloads their goods blocking the footpath and contraflow bicycle lane. Cars, trucks and buses stream from Christchurch place onto Werburgh street without any regard for pedestrians crossing or about to cross. Illegal left turn by van into crossing pedestrians. After turning right from Malahide Road was cycling Bus/Bike lane on Clarehall ave when a car performed an intentional extremely close pass. Private vehicle drove into bus lane to undertake car on approach of traffic lights. Nearly knocked down cyclist in front me in cycle lane. Two cyclist in lane turning left. Coach turned left and kept going despite 1st cyclist knocked off bike and wheel nearly going under bus. Driver of 40' container truck killed a cyclist. A bus drove up behind me and braked suddenly. This has been reported to AGS using the online reporting tool. I was crossing on a green man, when a hire van turned out of North King Street. 4 close passes. 1 bus and 3 cars. Bus reported to Gardai. Teen with me. Driver drove van through the wall and entered a turlough. The passenger and her unborn child died in the water. While going North across this intersection towards CircleK, van turned left without looking. Car attempted to overtake me on narrow bridge. A bus came against them in the opposite direction, they swerved back into lane. Van turned without looking. Private vehicle drove into bus lane to undertake car on approach of traffic lights. Nearly knocked down cyclist in front me in cycle lane. Two cyclist in lane turning left. Coach turned left and kept going despite 1st cyclist knocked off bike and wheel nearly going under bus. Driver of 40' container truck killed a cyclist. A bus drove up behind me and braked suddenly. This has been reported to AGS using the online reporting tool. I was crossing on a green man, when a hire van turned out of North King Street. 4 close passes. 1 bus and 3 cars. Bus reported to Gardai. Teen with me. Driver drove van through the wall and entered a turlough. The passenger and her unborn child died in the water. While going North across this intersection towards CircleK, van turned left without looking. Car attempted to overtake me on narrow bridge. A bus came against them in the opposite direction, they swerved back into lane. Van turned without looking. Bus entered the roundabout without seeing me who was already navigating the roundabout. Bus stopped on roundabout allowing me to continue. Left turning waste collection truck turned left on red across cyclist continuing straight on green sequence. Left-turning ambulance (emergency sirens off) struck cyclist heading straight in cycle lane. Bus entered the roundabout without seeing me who was already navigating the roundabout. Bus stopped on roundabout allowing me to continue. Left turning waste collection truck turned left on red across cyclist continuing straight on green sequence. Left-turning ambulance (emergency sirens off) struck cyclist heading straight in cycle lane. Van indicating left swerved right on the roundabout as I was beside him to make me break. Then swung back left and nearly caused an accident. I was cycling eastbound on the cycle lane, a van overtook me and immediately veered across my path into the slipway at speed. Black SUV mounted footpath approx 20km/h beside school children to allow an approaching van to fit through. Video available. Van driver drove straight onto round without stopping. I was already cycling through the roundabout & hard braked. Saw me but kept going. Cyclist mounted foothpath in busy traffic and nearly hit my child. No footpath on opposite side of road. Child on a bike struck by a truck. Driver fatally struck an elderly pedestrian on a dark evening. The man died in hospital. Cars frequently switch into the bus lane and take this bend at speed, bollards needed to keep them in car lane. Land Cruiser with trailer blocked advanced start area for cyclists at traffic light. Gained nothing from it. Pointless ignorant behaviour. Cyclist hit by lorry that was crossing cycle lane to go into slip lane. Serious/life changing injuries. Van turns left, refusing to give way to cyclists continuing straight. Attempted to cut off cyclists number of times and blocked cycle lane. Cement mixer truck. Aggressive close pass approaching primary school. Passed him once I got to a cycle lane. Pointless aggression. The roadway on the R829 (Widow Gambles Hill) is too narrow for Busses to pass in opposite directions. Large White Van routinely blocking the cycle lane forcing cyclists into traffic at a busy exit from Aldi. Van sped along bus lane and cut across people cycling to turn left, a left hook. Truck sped up bus lane, overtook a few cyclers and turned left up Circular Rd. A person on a scooter had to slow down to avoid left hook. Truck skidded on bend and crashed into wall.
Nessa Kenny Carter with her kids Paddy and Tom and father-in-law Richard Carter cross the Chapelizod Bypass on the way to school in June 2024Consistently, incidents occur where vulnerable road users cross paths with heavier vehicles, such as at junctions, roundabouts and on busy roads.
As vehicles get bigger, outcomes for cyclists and pedestrians tend to be more serious.
A photo of Josie Ribeiro, who died after being struck by a truck at the Dolphin’s Barn bridge on 6 November 2023, at a vigil for her in December 2023.
So, what makes for safe cycling in cities?
Level of risk is influenced by factors including surface quality, presence of other road users, speed and weather.
Behaviours and attitudes of drivers and cyclists alike contribute to the safety of walking and cycling in the city. But these can be slow to change.
Infrastructure, specifically that which separates heavy motorised vehicles from vulnerable road users is key to reducing the rate and severity of collisions.
However, the data to support continued investment in this infrastruture remains underreported.
Collision Tracker is an ongoing project by Dublin Inquirer, Orbiter and partners.
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You can support projects like this by making a one-off donation to the Dublin Inquirer. Help improve the understanding of active travel safety in Ireland by submitting a report to Collision Tracker or by exploring the open dataset.