There were at least 15 people killed while cycling in Ireland in 2017.
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Dublin city this morning, to demand a safe cycle route along the Liffey Quays.
The protestors cycled from the Grand Canal along the quays in an attempt to draw attention to the lack of safe cycling roads in Dublin.
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This protest in particular intended to demand safe, segregated cycling in Dublin City Centre.
According to
irishcycle.com, 15 is the provisional number of people who were killed while cycling on roads in the Republic of Ireland in 2017, which is the highest number of cycling deaths in one year since 2007.
The reason the number is provisional is because a number of other deaths which were the result of injuries sustained while cycling may not be recorded as cycling deaths yet.
According to the
irishtimes, the number of people who cycle throughout Dublin every day has risen to 95,000.
This is largely due to the users of Dublinbike. 16,285 people avail of the city bike service every day, compared to just 4,474 in 2010.
Another protest similar to the one on Sunday is due to take place on 12 August.
