Promoting cycling to less frequent users

Promoting cycling to less frequent users

Posted by CyclingSid at 11:51, 10th September 2025

"Dublin City Council has recruited three social media influencers to try to persuade teenage girls that cycling can be cool and fun." https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2025/0910/1532646-cycling-girls/

Thoroughly to be applauded, and should be copied elsewhere.

But you do need to provide the infrastructure to support it. https://road.cc/content/news/cyclist-killed-hgv-driver-council-says-junction-safe-315793

End on a more positive note the London Tube strike has encouraged more to get on their bikes https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-live-blog-10-september-2025-315837. "Increased demand proof that better, wider cycleways needed", well that will get the taxi drivers going!

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