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New Cycling Ireland president, Ciaran Cannon, and the national governing body itself have called for the Garda \u2013 and other agencies \u2013 to re-set the approach to roads policing (Photo: abd)<\/p>\nNew Cycling Ireland president, Ciaran Cannon, and the national governing body itself have called for the Garda \u2013 and other agencies \u2013 to re-set the approach to roads policing (Photo: abd)<\/p>\n
Cycling Ireland has called for the publication of what it terms a \u201cdeeply troubling\u201d report into how some garda\u00ed are conducting roads policing across the country. <\/p>\n
The national governing body also said the audit of roads policing, and the shortcomings it has uncovered, represents an ideal juncture for a \u201ccomplete reset\u201d around how the roads of the Republic are policed.<\/p>\n
In refreshing remarks coming from Cycling Ireland, specifically from its new president Ciaran Cannon, the governing body appears to have taken a lead position in urging real action arising from the report.<\/p>\n
Road safety, and the enforcement of traffic laws, is a pressing issue for all cyclists \u2013 and Cycling Ireland members \u2013 across the island as it dicates how safe we are when riding our bikes. A preceived lack of safety on the roads is also regularly cited by people who are reluctant to start cycling or take more journeys by bike.<\/p>\n
Cannon has made his remarks after a new report, by Crowe consultants, found a worrying culture within Garda roads policing units. Some garda\u00ed responsible for enforcing the law were found to be indifferent, even hostile, to performing their duties; including speed checks and checkpoints to detect intoxicated drivers, among a wide range of enforcement measures.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe decision to publish this report is important,\u201d said Cannon, after Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said the report would soon be published. \u201cWe must confront the reality that our current roads policing system is failing to protect the most vulnerable. When Garda enforcement breaks down, lives are put at risk.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet this be the moment we draw a line in the sand,\u201d Cannon added. \u201cWe need a total reset, in both enforcement and policy. That means resourcing and reforming Garda roads policing, and delivering on long-promised safety measures without further delay.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeadership from Garda management and Government must now be aligned and decisive. Vision Zero must mean more than words, it must mean ambition in action.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cycling Ireland added the country was now at \u201ca critical juncture in how we think about road safety\u201d. It noted that \u201cplans to lower speed limits, a simple, evidence-based measure to save lives, have been delayed and diluted\u201d.<\/p>\n
The national governing body said \u201ckey enforcement tools such as red light cameras, mobile phone detection systems, and bus lane monitoring remain stalled or indefinitely deferred\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cCycling Ireland stands ready to engage constructively in any process that will advance real change,\u201d the national governing body said in the same statement Cannon made his remarks. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to see a roads policing system that is visible, professional, and accountable, and a national road safety strategy that protects every user, not just in principle, but in practice.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Cycling Ireland president, Ciaran Cannon, and the national governing body itself have called for the Garda \u2013…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67331,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-67330","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}