MÓRAction

Working to make Maree and Oranmore a more pleasant place to live.

[MÓRAction @MOR_Action]

Drivers - Slow down in bad weather. The life you save may be your own.

[An Garda Síochána @GardaTraffic]

Gardaí across the country are responding to a number of single-vehicle collisions this morning.

Drivers are to be advised that following the heavy rainfall, road conditions are trickier than usual.

Please exercise caution, reduce speed and anticipate surface water on the roads.

[Ciaran Cannon @ciarancannon]

On #WorldBicycleDay, let’s remember that road deaths and serious injuries are not inevitable. They are the result of choices about road design, enforcement and investment. We can build roads that are safe for everyone. The question is whether we have the will to do it.

[Ciaran Cannon @ciarancannon]

Today is #WorldBicycleDay. Every person who cycles is someone’s child, parent, partner or friend. No one should have to risk their life to get to work, school or home by bike. Safe roads aren’t a luxury, they’re a basic right.

[Wee Greenway Initiative @GreenwayPlease]

Just looking at the RTCs for the #Killarney area over the last five years. The majority of RTCs listed involved injury or death to a human who was cycling or walking. When people wonder why females don't cycle, this is the issue: safety - little enforcement and infrastructure.

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

You know you have a mainstream cycling culture if this is how helmets👷 and hi-viz🦺 are used to support -instead of hamper- the active lifestyle of children.

Meet Johan Zandvliet (68). Making most of his job in #Zwolle🇳🇱.

[Ciaran Cannon @ciarancannon]

Just under 2,200 cyclists took part in this comprehensive survey on safety on Irish roads. Their message is clear. We have serious issues, and they demand urgent action.

@DarraghOBrienTD @RSAIreland @GardaTraffic

[Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife]

If designed inclusively, bike infrastructure offers independent mobility to those with physical impairments who are left behind by car dependence.

For many people housebound or reliant on others, two—or three—wheeled travel isn’t just a form of movement, it’s one of empowerment.

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

"Residents won't use bikes or scooters."

"Commuters won't use bikes or scooters."

"Tourists won't use bikes or scooters."

And then something magical happens when you create a network of bike lanes.

👀

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

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"Whatever their nose shape, pickups, SUVs and vans with a hood height greater than 40 inches are about 45% more likely to cause fatalities in pedestrian crashes than cars and other vehicles with a hood height of 30 inches or less and a sloping profile."

—Insurance Institute for Highway Safety @IIHS_autosafety

[Jonathan Fearon @JonathanFearon1]

GLUAS anyone?

#Galway

[Dieter @PatriotDieter76]

@francesca_kms It's all about infrastructure

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

A pedestrian hit at 25 MPH gets bumps & bruises.

A pedestrian hit at 40 MPH gets a funeral.

Please slow down.

[Ciaran Cannon @ciarancannon]

Dr. John Legge, emergency medicine consultant at St. Vincent’s, writing in today’s @IrishTimes about the flawed policy of mandatory hi-vis for vulnerable road users.

“It seems that any measure to improve road safety but which may inconvenience drivers cannot be considered.”

[Ciaran Cannon @ciarancannon]

“Bologna in northern Italy saw road accidents fall by 13% and fatalities decline by around 50% in the year after it became the country's first major city to impose a 30 kph speed limit in January 2024.”

Lower speed limits save lives.

Ireland hesitates, and people die.

[Ciaran Cannon @ciarancannon]

Helsinki, a city roughly the same size as Dublin, has had zero road deaths over the last year. How?

1. 30kph speed limit.
2. Better public transport.
3. Better street design.
4. Better law enforcement.
5. Courage

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

The easier it is to hop on a network of bike lanes, the more people ride bikes. Straightforward stuff.

Build more bike lanes!

[MÓRAction @MOR_Action]

Great to see a Luas included as part of the Galway Transport Strategy. Guaranteed short travel times are a big motivator for public transport use #TransportForAll

https://t.co/zkjlJBRjqN

[Rob O'Hanrahan @RobOHanrahan]

A valuable flute went missing yesterday from the owner's bike on the way to a lunchtime session in Cassidy's in Camden St. It has huge sentimental value and a reward has been offered.

If anyone sees it, please send a DM.

RTs appreciated.

[MÓRAction @MOR_Action]

Red MARINE warning for west coast.

[Met Éireann @MetEireann]

‼️ Update:
🔴Status Red - Marine Storm Warning extended to include coasts from Mizen Head to Slyne Head to Malin Head.

➡️Expect stronger gusts on these coasts.

➡️South to southwest winds will occasionally reach violent storm force 11.

⏲️Valid: Tues 09/12 09:00 to 23:30

[MÓRAction @MOR_Action]

Great to see the new bollards being installed on the footpaths this morning so that pedestrians can have safe access to and from the train station. 🙏👏 Thank you to @GardaTraffic and @GalwayCoCo for reacting so quickly to drivers blocking footpaths. #SafeRoutesForAll

[Brian Nolan. Storyteller. Fun Walking Tours @GalwayWalks]

Last night’s full moon-hyped high tide pushing the Corrib river right back to the Wolfe Tone bridge between Spanish Arch and the Claddagh.