— Law areound cyclists being reviewed with e-scooter proposals for helmets and high-vis. Seán Canney, the Minister of State for road safety, is considering making it illegal to cycle without …
I hold the government responsible for cycling fatalities. They’re the ones who provide the shit infrastructure. You can sing you “hold drivers responsible” tune all you want but it’s still the government that is the one expected to hold them responsible… which they aren’t. You’re gonna be correct and dead with that attitude. Meanwhile I’ll happily wear a high viz vest, bike lights and a helmet because that’ll help me be safer and come home to my family.
I suppose pedestrians need hi-viz jackets, too. And a siren on their head.
Put hi-viz jackets on squirrels and deer, too.
Put a warning sign on every tree.
Or, you know, hold drivers accountable for their actions instead of letting get away with literal murder.
I hold the government responsible for cycling fatalities. They’re the ones who provide the shit infrastructure. You can sing you “hold drivers responsible” tune all you want but it’s still the government that is the one expected to hold them responsible… which they aren’t. You’re gonna be correct and dead with that attitude. Meanwhile I’ll happily wear a high viz vest, bike lights and a helmet because that’ll help me be safer and come home to my family.