Sir, – Could D Boyle (July 21st) please let your readership know where to purchase these bikes that go "40 miles an hour". I for one would find it very useful for my commute!
Might I also suggest that our laws do not need a “complete revision”, merely enforcement. – Yours, etc,
BRIAN McARDLE,
Drumcondra, Dublin 9.
Sir, – D Boyle’s claim that cyclists travel upwards to 40 miles per hour in cities in Ireland is sheer nonsense. There is a 30 kilometre per hour speed limit in Dublin city centre, which covers all road users. May I remind your readers that it was the Dublin Cycling Campaign that campaigned for that limit for many years and the motorists’ “brigade” that vehemently opposed it. If we do revise our traffic laws, they should take into account all road users and not be symptomatic of the “anti-cycling brigade”. There is a gargantuan difference between a cyclist travelling at 30 kilometres per hour and a two-tonne steel box travelling at the same speed. No road system is perfect, but at least our penalties ought to reflect the consequences of our actions, rather than penalise the breaking of rules. – Yours, etc,
DONAL Mac ERLAINE,
Dublin 3.