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Kepar@sh.itjust.works to Éire / Ireland@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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Cycling without a helmet and high-visibility jacket may be made criminal offences in Ireland

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Cycling without a helmet and high-visibility jacket may be made criminal offences in Ireland

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Kepar@sh.itjust.works to Éire / Ireland@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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Cycling without a helmet and high-vis clothing may be made criminal offences in Ireland
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— 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 …
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    yup, and daytime running lights (DRL) are becoming increasingly common.

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      They make no difference to safety in any of the studies I’ve seen. (there are differences, but not statistically significant - and some of the differences are cars become more dangerous)

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        Cars are more dangerous in general now than before, due to being larger and with worse blind spots. The point of this comment chain is that the visibility of the car makes no damn difference.

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