Cycling or commuting is a great way to get around. I love the fact you are in charge of your own destiny, meaning if you leave your house at a certain time you will be at your destination very closely to your estimated time of travel (barring a puncture). When im cycling into town I always look at people stuck in traffic jams or sitting in vans and see how miserable they are, whilst I whizz by.
I love the fact the Dublin corporation have bikes that anyone can use all over Dublin. I also love the fact that I see more and more people cycling and availing of the cycle to work scheme. The scary thing about the whole scheme though is the amount of cyclists who are cycling around some of the dodgiest roads in Ireland without a helmet.
As someone whos life was literally saved by a 40euro helmet I cant believe this. In fact in one of the billboards promoting the communal bikes they actually had a picture of a girl cycling around without a helmet! I have been cycling in Dublin for a good bit now and have seen some near misses a plenty.
Enjoy cycling, always have lights, spare tubes and levers, a pump and oh a helmet.
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