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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 14, 2021

QUESTION NO. 2

QUESTION: Councillor Yvonne Collins

To ask the Chief Executive if he has considered using a continuous white line as an alternative to raised cycle paths and bollards on cycle tracks?

REPLY:

The Council does and will continue to use continous white lines on roads to denote cycle lanes. Where this is used motorists should not cross the white line and drive into cycle lanes. However, research indicates that a continuous white line, whilst benefical, does not provide the highest standard of safety for cyclists in particular vulnerable cyclists as it is not enough of a deterrant to encourage motorists not to encroach on cyclepaths. Whilst the Council will continue to use continous white lines, the preferred approach is to provide safer, segregated cycle lanes to encourage all users.