Ireland’s ongoing obsession with cars on our city streets means it is still dangerous for children to cycle to school, Shane Coleman has said.
Speaking during a road safety debate following the 155th death on Irish roads this year, Eamon Ryan said Irish roads are not safe for experienced cyclists, let alone school children.He said we need a modal shift away from cars and towards active travel and public transport so that we can deliver “safer roads and more effective roads for everyone”.this morning, presenter Shane Coleman said there is still far too much of an emphasis on cars in our towns and cities.
“I cycle and I cycled my kids to school. One of my kids cycled to school the whole time and I would never have dreamt of stopping him, but I do admit there were times .”Shane said he has been cycling on Dublin’s streets when he was 17 years old and is rarely nervous himself – but he found it different waving his son off to school.
“I remember one time walking with the other kids up to school and coming across an accident and my immediate thought was, ‘Oh my God, could it be?’ And of course, it could have been.