That website is propaganda group that both fuels and funds far-right movements. They are not journalists, but an influencing machine. The better subs have banned their links.
If you want to read about our asshat politician and this story in particular, it’s covered here: https://irishcycle.com/2025/07/05/td-asks-about-making-high-vis-compulsory-for-all-pedestrians-cyclists-and-users-of-school-transport/
In other news, the Irish accidentally elected a car.
That tracks.
Then it would be a tram, wouldn’t it?
Hey. It was either that, or a quip about the IRA sadly not mistaking a certain recent visitor for such a vehicle (and saving us all anymore headache, et al.), but I wasn’t sure if that was too off-color. 😅
So now our deference to cars is such that we all have to carry an extra garment just to walk the streets? That seems fine. /s
Hi-viz doesn’t do anything. There’s no statistical difference in casualty rates between people wearing it and people not. Consider that drivers routinely plow into the back of emergency vehicles stopped by the side of the highway, completely wrapped in hi-viz, reflective material, and with million-lumen flashing lights. This is victim-blaming nonsense.
Not necessarily true. Hi-viz markings on vehicles have proven to reduce crashes by as much as 20%.
I don’t see why the same logic couldn’t be applied to crashes involving people.
I’d love to see a source for that claim, because I do drive in rural areas with no street lighting, and high vi’s makes a person visible from multiple times the distance.
Also, people driving on the back roads tend to be paying a bit more attention.
You are correct. I forgot to qualify my statement to say that it applies on city streets. Apologies, I can’t find the YouTube video that discussed the study right now.
Yeah, that makes sense. If you’re already on a footpath, I don’t see how a high vis would make any difference.
Well if we’re going to unnecessarily inconvenience a group of people, I think a national 5mph limit would have a better effect
Remember when wales lowered their speed limit and all the car brains went nuts? Yeah, same thing will happen in ireland i would wager.
Pedestrians call for mandatory glasses for all driving members of parliament.
All cars should be preceded at a distance of no less than three and no more than six metres by a walking man waving a red flag.
“Jay walker” propaganda all over again.
Very common in Ireland. The main contribution of the RSA (Road Safety Authority) over the past few years seems to be handing out high-vis elements to pedestrians and cyclists. The media is antropomorphising cars instead of blaming drivers, to the extent that statistics on the causes of crashes aren’t being collected.
I mean, making sure drivers can see you seems like a very sensible thing to do. I’ve come across pedestrians on unlit roads, and any sort of high visibility clothing or a light makes them visible from multiple times the distance.
There’s a reason cyclists are required to have lights outside of daylight hours where I live.
I’m currently vacationing in a country where pedestrians are required to wear reflexive elements when it’s dark, and I really like that. However, putying all onus on pedestrians while not even analyzing the causes of crashes (including hit pedestrians and cyclists), which would lead to improved road infrastructure, signage and enforcement, will lead to more deaths. As long as you’re allowed to drive 80 km/h on a winding road where two cars can’t even pass each other, no amount of lights or reflective vests will save the pedestrians.
Maybe they should also make it mandatory for pedestrians to carry rocket-propelled grenade launchers, and be trained in their operation.
This would hopefully make car drivers to exercise more caution.
/sarcasm that has an unfortunate chance of becoming reality in a few decades, you just watch
The historically accurate documentary “Team Fortress” also taught me it’s a GREAT method of transportation
I call for mandatory pool noodles taped to every car.
Unironically, it’s weird that crash safety standards don’t include pedestrians.
They do in Europe I believe. One of the reasons why the Cybertruck and Pickups in general aren’t sold in the EU.
That sounds likely, although they do have some models available. They just haven’t been as popular.
Punishing pedestrians for the danger of cars. Classic car-brain-rot mentality.
He is not wrong. Makes it way easier to hit pedestrians.
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I recommend it. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to slam on the breaks because some jackass decided to cross on the middle of a dark street in dark clothes.
How DARE people move around the landscape in the traditional way that humans have been locomoting for tens of thousands of years without considering YOUR needs!
(That is, if you can’t see what’s in front of your car, you need to slow down.)
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It’s inexcusable in an urbanized area, there are crosswalks for a reason. We all have to share this wasteland, Andy while yeah it needs improvements, you’re just making it worse by not at least trying to play nice with others.
