Una ragazza di sei anni è morta a Galway facendo qualcosa che dovrebbe essere completamente normale e sicuro, e può essere, ma è una scelta per la società
https://irishcycle.com/2025/04/09/a-six-year-old-girl-died-in-galway-doing-something-that-should-be-completely-normal-and-safe-and-it-can-be-but-its-a-choice-for-society/
di Amazing-Yak-5415
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Surely, it’s highly inappropriate to use a tragedy like this, before all the facts seem to be borne out and it’s not clear what happened, to push a pre-existing agenda.
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I stopped cycling in early 2022.
Most road users had become increasingly distracted, impatient, and reckless. It just didn’t feel safe anymore, and I knew that by being a cyclist, I was incredibly vulnerable.
People in the Netherlands are unlikely to wear a helmet. Not because it offers little protection, but because the infrastructure protects them from motor vehicles.
Ireland is tied to cars, and I can not see a time when that changes. Ultimately it will continue to cost people their lives which is absolutely heart breaking to think about.
Strong argument for making suburban roads into absolute obstacle courses because drivers will always look to max out the speed THEY think is reasonable on a clear road.
Kids safety to walk and cycle has to be prioritised over driver convenience.
And before anyone pays the “no alternative but to drive” “why are you punishing drivers” card. Use your vote/voice to fix that, child safety is more important.
Everyone in Galway will tell you that the council will just reduce the speed limit on that stretch of road to around 30kph, give each other a big round of applause and go back scratching their arses as soon as possible.
Galway’s population is increasing by between 5k-7k per annum yet the capacity of our road network hasn’t increased in over 30yrs.
There are 165,000 cars registered in Galway today driving around on a road network that was designed to support a medieval fishing town.
I lived in Chicago, NY and Vancouver and the traffic congestion in Galway would rival any of those cities.